Thursday, the leu closed at 4.472/4.474 per euro.
The national currency opened slightly up at 4.464/4.467 per euro, but further lost ground, hitting the day’s low at 4.4845 against the euro in the second half of the trading session.
The central bank’s reference rate weakened for the second straight day to 4.4824 units, from 4.4669 units Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.304.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 3.1%-3.6% a year.