The leu closed slightly above 4.444 per euro, from 4.4555 units a day before.
The national currency opened at 4.4505 units against the euro, from 4.4555 units at Wednesday closing, and reached a high of 4.444 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu gained ground against the euro by midday Thursday and the central bank’s reference rose 0.2% to 4.4454 units, while the leu’s indicative against the US dollar lost 0.47% on the day to a new record low of 4.0228 units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1532 units, slightly up from 4.1595 Wednesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 0.26%-0.64%.