Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 0.3% versus the European common currency.
The leu closed at 4.516/4.5185 to the euro, from 4.5025/4.5082 per euro a day earlier.
The currency opened at 4.5035/4.5095 per euro and further lost ground, trading above 4.51 per euro in the second half of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5118 to the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.26% at 3.4905 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 6.1%-6.6% a year, from 5.9%-6.4% a year in the previous day, amid liquidity shortage.