The leu opened at 4.459/4.46 to the euro, compared to 4.462/4.464 to the euro at Tuesday closing.
Within the first hour, the leu weakened slightly and, by around 10:15 local time (GMT0715), it traded at 4.4625/4.4645 to the euro.
The other currencies in the region were also slightly down versus the euro.
The Romanian central bank set Tuesday the leu’s reference rate at 4.4587 per euro, little changed from 4.4594 per euro a day before.
On the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates stayed around 4.9%-5.4% a year.