The leu closed at 4.444/4.446 per euro, from 4.4275/4.43 per euro in the previous session.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers reversed their earlier gains versus the European common currency over rumors the US Federal Reserve could cut back on its bond-purchasing program in light of better-than-expected jobs data.
The leu opened at 4.4385/4.441 per euro and ranged from a high of 4.4375 per euro and a low of 4.4465 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate of 4.4424 to the euro, 0.2% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.9% to 3.3104 units.
In the money market, overnight rates stayed in the 0.8%-1.3% range, well below the central bank’s main lending rate of 4%.