The leu closed at 4.438 per euro, from 4.4516 per euro the previous day.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4405/4.4425 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.428 per euro and a low of 4.4442 per euro throughout the day.
The Swiss franc gained 0.3% against the euro on international markets and traded at 0.9469 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
The Romanian leu gained ground versus the euro by midday Thursday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4316 units, up 0.23% from 4.442 the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2024 units, up from 4.2388 Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.48% on the day to 3.9081 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.55%, from 0.16%-0.54% a year Wednesday.