The leu closed at 4.236/4.2375 to the euro, sensibly weaker than 4.217/4.219 at closing the day before.
The leu opened at 4.2125/4.215 per euro and traded near 4.215 per euro for the first part of the session.
Euro demand later pushed the leu down and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.2345/4.2375 to the euro.
Mid-trade, the leu lost early gains versus the euro and the central bank’s reference weakened 0.4% at 4.2341 units, from 4.1257 units a day earlier.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 3.8%-4.3% a year, from 3.62%-4.12% a year.