Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing up to 1% versus the European common currency.
The leu opened up at 4.255 per euro, but further lost ground, amid a negative sentiment in the region.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.262 to the euro, slightly stronger from 4.267 to the euro Tuesday.
However, the leu continued to fall versus the Swiss franc, touching a new record low of 4.0865 units, from 4.0221 units Tuesday.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won nearly 0.9% on the day at 2.9629 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell modestly to 4.3%-4.8% a year, from 4.4%-4.9% a year Tuesday.