Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% on the day to 3.5079 units.

The leu opened down at 4.5125/4.5145 per euro, from 4.5085/4.511 to the euro at Tuesday close. It further lost ground, trading near 4.515 against the euro for the first half of the session.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, slightly down from 4.7%-5.2% a year Tuesday.