The leu opened at 4.352/4.353 versus the euro, weaker from 4.3445/4.3465 per euro at Tuesday’s close.
In the first hour of trading, the local currency was trading above 4.35 units to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3485 versus the euro Tuesday, a fresh record low in over three weeks. The leu continued to fall against the US dollar as well and hit a new five-week low of 3.3781 units, from 3.3761 units a day earlier.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.25%-2.75% a year.