Thursday, the currency closed at 4.3785/4.38 to the euro.
The leu opened at 4.381/4.385 per euro and further depreciated, trading near 4.39 per euro for most of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3885 to the euro, versus 4.3844 to the euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative dipped to 3.2907 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, from 4.8%-5.3% a year in the previous session.