The leu closed at 4.4395/4.441 per euro, from 4.4477/4.449 per euro a day earlier.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.445 per euro and hit a high of 4.4425 to the euro in early trade. By midday, the local currency had returned to 4.445 to the euro, only to change gears once again in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4466 versus the euro, weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell 1.08% to 3.3516 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 3.2%-3.7% a year.