The leu closed at 4.34/4.343 per euro, from 4.327/4.33 per euro in the previous day.
It opened at 4.324/4.3265 to the euro and further depreciated, amid higher demand for foreign currency.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3373 versus the euro, slightly weaker from a 12-month high of 4.3351 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.16% on the day to 3.2484 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.