The leu opened flat on the day and traded near 4.43 versus the euro in the first half of the session, amid average volumes for this time a year.
In the afternoon, the local currency firmed against the euro and hit the day’s high of 4.4285 to the euro at closing time.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4333 per euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.3% to 3.3222 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.2%-0.7% a year, slightly down from 0.3%-0.8% a year Monday.