The leu closed at 4.43/4.431 per euro, higher from 4.438/4.4405 per euro Wednesday.
The leu opened flat at 4.437/4.444 per euro and stayed around that level during the first half of the day, amid a quiet market.
The central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.4349 units, up 0.15% from 4.4415 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% to 3.2468 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 0.56%-1.06% a year, from 1.14%-1.64% a year Wednesday.