The local currency opened at 4.515 per euro and traded near that level for most of the day, amid a quiet market. It moved from a high of 4.5147 to the euro to a low of 4.525 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5173 versus the euro, slightly stronger from a three-week low of 4.5239 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won around 0.3% to 3.2955 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.4%-0.9% a year, amid liquidity surplus.