The leu opened down at 4.422 per euro, from 4.4202 per euro at Tuesday close. It further depreciated, and at around 1:00 pm traded at 4.4343/4.4345 to the euro.
The central bank’s reference weakened 0.4% to 4.4348 units, the lowest rate in two months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.8% to 3.2765 units, its weakest level since early March.
In the money market, overnight rates slightly fell to 0.34%-0.84% a year, from 0.43%-0.93% a year Tuesday.