Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference lost 0.7% on the day to 3.3743 units.
The leu opened down at 4.336/4.3385 per euro, from 4.3255/4.3275 per euro at Tuesday close, and further depreciated, trading near 4.35 to the euro during the first half of the session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 3.2%-3.7% a year, from 3.8%-4.3% a year Tuesday.