The leu opened at 4.407/4.41 to the euro, slightly stronger than 4.41 to the euro at Tuesday closing.
On Tuesday, the leu lost ground against the European currency and the central bank set the official exchange rate at 4.4054 per euro, about 0.15% weaker on the day.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were rose to 2.1%-2.6% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year in the previous day.