The leu closed at 4.504/4.506 per euro, from 4.511/4.514 per euro a day earlier.
It opened at 4.51 to the euro, but appreciated during early hours and traded below 4.51 per euro for most of the day, with investors showing little appetite for the local currency.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.509 units, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% to 3.2298 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.6%-1.1% a year.