Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.4225/4.425 to the euro.
The currency opened down at 4.4275/4.429 per euro. It hit an early low of 4.43/4.432 to the euro, but afterward it returned below 4.43 units, in a quiet market.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4281 versus the euro, the lowest level in two weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% on the day to 3.4597 units, the weakest rate since mid-December 2012.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 2%-2.5% a year, from 4.2%-4.7% a year in the previous day, amid liquidity surplus.