The leu closed at 4.505/4.5075 per euro, from 4.512/4.514 per euro Tuesday.
The local currency opened at 4.504/4.507 to the euro and weakened to an early low of 4.517 per euro before recovering toward noon. In the second half of the session, the leu hit a high of 4.5035 against the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5123 versus the euro, stronger from 4.5196 per euro in the previous day. However, the leu’s indicative fell against the US dollar for the third straight session and reached 3.2896 units, from 3.2852 units Tuesday.
In the money market, overnight rates dipped to 2%-2.5% a year, from 2.2%-2.7% a year in the previous session.