The leu closed at 4.458/4.46 per euro, from 4.4695/4.4725 per euro a day earlier.
It opened at 4.4725/4.4735 to the euro and traded near those levels in the first half of the session. Euro sales from companies later drove the leu stronger and the local currency hit the day’s high of 4.458 to the euro at around close time.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4711 versus the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative appreciated modestly to 3.3103 units, from 3.3126 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.8%-2.3% a year, little changed on the day.