The leu finished the session at 4.4925/4.495 per euro, slightly stronger from 4.5/4.5015 per euro Tuesday.
The local currency opened at 4.5 to the euro and appreciated to 4.4945 per euro in early trading, but then returned to its opening level, with investors showing little interest in the local market.
In the afternoon, the leu strengthened below 4.5 units once again and stayed around that level for the remainder of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4997 versus the euro, from 4.5085 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.3% on the day to 3.2314 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.35%-0.85% a year.