Tuesday, the leu closed at 4.531/4.533 per euro.
The leu opened at 4.526/4.529 per euro, and in the first hour, it was trading at 4.53/4.534 to the euro.
The Romanian leu extended its earlier gains versus the euro by midday Wednesday, mirroring the currencies in the region, and the central bank’s reference strengthened 0.3% to 4.5188 units, from 4.5317 units a day earlier.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.78% on the day to 3.3048 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.92%-1.42% a year.