The leu closed at 4.3735/4.375 per euro, from 4.3655/4.3675 per euro Wednesday.
The currency opened at 4.3685/4.37 to the euro and further depreciated, trading near 4.375 versus the euro for most part of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3747 versus the euro, weaker from a five-week high of 4.3668 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative erased yesterday’s gains to trade at 3.347 units, about 0.9% lower on the day.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.1%-1.6% a year.