The leu closed at 4.519/4.52 per euro, from 4.5085/4.511 per euro Tuesday.
It had opened at 4.5125/4.5145 versus the euro and further lost ground, trading above 4.15 to the euro for most of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5168 per euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% to 3.5079 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, slightly down from 4.7%-5.2% a year Tuesday.