Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.354/4.3555 per euro.
The national currency opened down at 4.3565/4.3585 per euro, but advanced in the first part of the session, hitting the day’s high of 4.35 per euro. In the afternoon, however, it started to retreat and traded near 4.355 per euro until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3525 to the euro, 0.12% stronger on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.6%-6.1% a year, from 1.9%-2.4% a year in the previous day.