Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining up to 0.25% versus the euro.
The leu opened at 4.463/4.466 per euro and further appreciated, hitting the day’s high of 4.459 per euro before returning above 4.46 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4587 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell 0.5% to 3.5628 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.