Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.4% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down nearly 1% on the day.
The leu opened flat to the euro but further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.249 per euro. Euro sales later pushed the leu up to a high of 4.238 per euro.
In the afternoon, the leu changed course once again and traded near 4.25 per euro until the closing bell.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2429 to the euro, slightly weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 5.3%-5.8% a year Friday.