The leu opened flat on the day at 4.328/4.33 per euro and hit an early low of 4.3305/4.3325 per euro before returning toward 4.325 units. In the afternoon, the currency once again returned toward 4.33 to the euro and traded around that level until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3241 versus the euro, marginally stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1% to 3.3237 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.3%-2.8% a year, down from 2.8%-3.3% a year Thursday.