Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was gaining 0.3% against the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was up 0.5%.
The leu opened up at a 4.505/4.507 per euro and further gained ground, hitting an intraday high of 4.4985 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5095 to the euro, the highest rate in two months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.4687 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 6%-6.5% a year, from 6.1%-6.6% a year Wednesday.