Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.501/4.5035 to the euro.
The currency opened slightly down at 4.5035/4.5065 per euro and further depreciated, trading near 4.51 per euro for most of the day, tracking the currencies in the region.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5092 versus the euro, the lowest rate in five weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% on the day to 3.4843 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.2%-1.7% a year, from 1.9%-2.4% a year Wednesday.