The leu opened flat at 4.4510/4.4525 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.4525/4.4550 at Tuesday closing.
It further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.4680 per euro.
At around 10:15 am, the leu traded at 4.4650/4.4665 versus the euro.
The central bank Tuesday set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4571 to the euro, a fresh record high in the last eight weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.4% on the day to 3.5515 units.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 5.09% – 5.59% a year.