The leu closed at 4.3465/4.348 to the euro, little changed from 4.347/4.349 to the euro a day earlier.
It opened flat on the day and gained modestly in early trade, amid investor optimism following Romania’s successful US bond issue on Tuesday.
Romania sold $1.5 billion in 10-year bonds on the US market at 6.87% annual yield in a heavily oversubscribed auction.
In the afternoon, the leu weakened slightly and traded above 4.345 per euro for the rest of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3447 per euro, weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu lost 0.56% to 3.3102 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 3.5%-4% a year, from 3.6%-4.1% a year Tuesday.