The currency opened at 4.362/4.365 per euro, but further lost ground and traded near 4.37 versus the euro in the first half of the session, amid higher demand for foreign currency.
In the afternoon, the leu returned below 4.37 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3668 versus the euro, the highest level in the last five weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.9% to 3.3177 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 1.2%-1.7% a year.