The leu closed at 4.5315/4.5329 per euro, from 4.5255/4.528 per euro a day earlier. It opened at 4.5275/4.53 versus the euro and traded near 4.53 to the euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5262 units, weaker from 4.5178 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference gained modestly to 3.5 units, from 3.5016 units Tuesday.
In the money market, overnight rates fell slightly to 4.4%-4.9% a year, from 4.6%-5.1% a year in the previous session.