The leu opened at 4.489/4.492 to the euro, similar to Tuesday closing levels, but the first transfers took the local currency to an early low of 4.511/4.513 to the euro.
It later recovered some ground, trading at 4.507/4.5095 to the euro at around 10:20 local time (GMT0720).
The central bank set Tuesday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4801 per euro, weaker than 4.4581 per euro the day before.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.25%-2.75% a year.