The currency closed at 4.3315/4.333 per euro, from 4.325/4.325 per euro a day earlier.
The leu opened marginally higher at 4.3225/4.3235 versus the euro, but further depreciated and traded above 4.33 to the euro for most of the session, amid a quiet market.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3311 to the euro, 0.2% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated modestly to 3.3323 units, from 3.3309 in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2.3%-2.8% a year.