Thursday, the leu closed at 4.3725/4.374 per euro.
The national currency opened flat on the day and hit an early high of 4.371 per euro, before turning to modest losses. It hit the day’s low of 4.376 per euro in the afternoon.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 0.2% against the euro, amid a negative sentiment following disappointing first-quarter economic data from China.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3733 per euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.26% on the day to 3.3249 units.
On the money market, overnight rates rose slightly to 2%-2.5% a year, from 1.8%-2.3% a year Thursday.