The leu opened at 4.462/4.465 per euro, from 4.465/4.4659 per euro at Tuesday close. It further gained ground and at around 10:10 am traded at 4.455/4.457 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were advancing up to 0.5% versus the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4646 to the euro Tuesday, barely changed on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won almost 0.9% to 3.5918 units, from an all-time low of 3.6231 units in the previous session.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.