The leu opened slightly up at 4.4825 per euro, from 4.489/4.491 per euro at Tuesday close, but further depreciated, hitting an early low of 4.495 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.4% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.7%.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4873 versus the euro Tuesday, from 4.4905 units a day earlier.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.7%-3.2% a year.