The leu opened up at 4.313/4.315 per euro and hit an early high of 4.3 per euro, before edging lower on profit taking. It traded just above 4.31 per euro for the reminder of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3218 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day at 3.2263 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 5.3%-5.8% a year Wednesday.