The leu closed at 4.3555/4.357 to the euro, from 4.356/4.358 to the euro Wednesday.
It had opened at around 4.3555 per euro and hit an early high of 4.35 per euro before weakening slightly in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3524 versus the euro, the strongest rate in six weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.17% on the day to 3.3417 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.7%-5.2% a year.