The leu closed at 4.443 per euro, from 4.4475 per euro the previous day.
The national currency opened at 4.442/4.443 per euro, and ranged from a high of 4.4375 per euro and a low of 4.4465 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu fell versus the US dollar by midday Wednesday, and the central bank’s reference lost 1.89% to 4.2059 units, a sixth consecutive record low. Against the euro, the central bank’s reference lost 0.02% to 4.4444 units. The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1794 units, down from 4.1621 Tuesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.23%-0.6%, from 0.24%-0.61% a day before.