Monday, the leu closed at 4.5225/4.5245 per euro.
The currency opened slightly down at 4.524/4.526 per euro and hit an early low of 4.527 to the euro before turning to gains around noon, with dealers suspecting a covert intervention in the market from the central bank.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5171 against the euro, a fresh record high in the last six weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained modestly to 3.5306 units, versus 3.5336 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5%-5.5% a year.