The leu closed at 4.3945/4.3955 to the euro, from 4.384/4.387 per euro a day earlier.
Elsewhere in the region Wednesday afternoon, the Polish zloty was losing 0.27% against the euro, while the Hungarian forint was down 0.37%.
The local currency opened at 4.385 per euro and further lost ground, reaching an intraday low of 4.397 against the euro in the second half of the session. Trading volume picked up, with 110 transactions made by closing time.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4396 versus the euro, 0.1% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative depreciated to 3.2481 units, its weakest rate in the past two months.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 0.96%-1.46% a year, from 1.4%-1.9% a year Tuesday.