Thursday, the leu closed at 4.517/4.519 to the euro.
The national currency opened at 4.52/4.523 per euro and further lost ground, pushed by higher demand for foreign currency. It hit the day’s low of 4.54 against the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5331 to the euro, the weakest level in six weeks. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative won 0.3% to 3.5029 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.4%-4.9% a year, from 4.6%-5.1% a year Thursday.