Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative reached 2.9385 units, from 2.9394 units a day earlier.

The leu opened up at 4.25/4.255 per euro, from 4.258/4.26 per euro at Tuesday’s closing. It further gained ground and at around 13:00 traded at 4.2485/4.2495 per euro.

Elsewhere in the region, the Hungary’s forint was gaining 0.2% versus the euro, while the Polish zloty was down 0.4% on the day.

On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.6%-5.1% a year, from 2.1%-2.6% a year Tuesday.