The leu closed at 4.4516 per euro, from 4.4369 per euro the previous day.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4385/4.439 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.4375 per euro and a low of 4.4528 per euro throughout the day.
The Swiss franc was flat against the euro on international markets and traded at 0.9536 units at around 16:30 local time.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the euro by midday Wednesday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.442 units, down 0.11% from 4.437 in the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2388 units, slightly up from 4.2451 Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.08% on the day to 3.927 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.16%-0.54%, from 0.13%-0.53% a year Tuesday.