Unemployment claims in the US last week rose for the fifth time in the past one and a half months, a sign that companies are still reluctant to hire.
The leu closed at 4.458 per euro, after trading near 4.46 per euro for most of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4595 to the euro, barely changed on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained a modest 0.1% to 3.553 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5%-5.5% a year.