The leu closed at 4.373/4.374 per euro, from 4.3715/4.373 per euro in the previous session.
It opened at 4.369/4.3705 units and traded near 4.37 for most of the session. In the afternoon, euro sales pushed the national currency lower, while volumes went up.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3712 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% on the day to 3.298 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 2.7%-3.2% a year, from 2.5%-3% a year a day earlier.