The leu closed at 4.3575/4.359 per euro. It had opened at a similar level, but started to gain slightly by mid-session, before turning to losses.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3557 to the euro, modestly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% to 3.2714 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.5%-2% a year, from 1.7%-2.2% a year Wednesday.