The leu closed at 4.464 per euro, from 4.4625/4.464 per euro Wednesday.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining up to 2% versus the European common currency, after China’s central bank cut its key rate for the first time since 2008 to support the economy.
The leu opened at 4.4565 per euro. It later lost ground, amid raising demand for euros, and traded near 4.46 per euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4625 per euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.5455 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.