Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.127/4.128 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Hungary’s forint was gaining around 0.3% versus the euro, while the Polish zloty was down 0.1%.
The leu opened up at 4.122/4.123 per euro and further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.12 per euro. It later reversed trend and at around 13:00 local time traded near 4.125 to the euro, only to switch course once again in the afternoon.
The Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.1254 to the euro, weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates fell slightly to 2.6%-3.1% a year, from 2.7%-3.2% a year Wednesday.