Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.5% on the day to 3.6842 units.
The leu opened up at 4.519 per euro, from 5.5235/4.5255 per euro at Tuesday close, but further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.526 per euro.
Market participants said the central bank continues to intervene to prop the leu.
“Trade volumes have been growing and non-residents were main buyers of foreign currency,” said one dealer.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, slightly down from 4.9%-5.4% a year Tuesday.