The leu opened at 4.249/4.2505 per euro, from 4.254/4.258 per euro at Tuesday’s closing. It further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.239 per euro.
At around 10:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.2405/4.242 to the euro.
Tuesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.256 to the euro, nearly 0.3% stronger on the day.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.2%-2.7% a year.