Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining up to 0.5% versus the European common currency.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.34/4.342 per euro and traded below 4.34 per euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3396 to the euro, stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 1.6% to 3.2991 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 3.6%-4.1% a year, from 3.7%-4.2% a year Wednesday.