The leu closed at 4.4695/4.4715 per euro, from 4.472/4.475 per euro Wednesday.
The local currency opened at 4.473 to the euro and weakened to a low of 4.483 against the euro in the first half of the session, amid increased demand for euros from non-residents. It later recovered and traded near 4.47 per euro for the remaining of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.4749 units, 0.2% weaker from a seven-week high of 4.4637 per euro in the previous session. The local currency gained 1.06% versus the euro over the past week.
Against the US dollar, the indicative for the leu reached 3.2533 units Thursday, 0.6% weaker on the day.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 1.9%-2.4% a year, from 1.6%-2.1% a year Wednesday.