Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.4385/4.439 versus the euro.
The local currency opened roughly flat against the euro and appreciated modestly in the first half of the session, amid a positive sentiment in the region following upbeat consumer confidence data in the euro area.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4352 per euro, stronger from 4.4413 per euro Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.14% on the day to 3.2619 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.2%-1.7% a year.