The leu closed at 4.58/4.581 to the euro, from 4.577/4.5785 to the euro a day earlier.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.572/4.575 per euro, but later depreciated and traded near 4.58 per euro for most of the day. It touched the day’s low of 4.585 against the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5789 to the euro, a fresh record low in the past 11 weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated modestly to 3.49 units, from 3.4888 units a day earlier.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.9%-5.4% a year, from 5.1%-5.6% a year in the previous day.