The currency opened at 4.5165/4.5175 per euro and traded below 4.52 per euro for most of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5144 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost 0.15% to 3.5131 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.6%-5.1% a year.