The leu closed at 4.54/4.542 per euro, from 4.5335/4.534 per euro Tuesday.
The currency opened slightly down at 4.535/4.537 to the euro, but further lost ground, hitting the day’s low of 4.5485 to the euro in the second half of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5454 versus the euro, the lowest rate in six weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% on the day to 3.4734 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 5.6%-6.1% a year in the previous session.