The leu closed at 4.4305/4.4315 per euro, around 0.2% stronger from 4.4385/4.4405 per euro in the previous day.
Elsewhere in the region Wednesday afternoon, the Hungarian forint was gaining 0.34% versus the euro, while the Polish zloty was flat on the day.
The leu opened at 4.4355 to the euro and further appreciated, amid a quiet market.
Romanian central bank governor Mugur Isarescu said yesterday the leu’s recent appreciation against the euro was fueled by higher demand for government bonds from foreign investors, as well as by temporary cash flows from Russia and Ukraine.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4352 to the euro Wednesday, stronger from 4.4411 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative reached 3.186 units, a new record level in almost two and a half years.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.6%-3.1% a year.