The leu opened at 4.489/4.492 per euro and traded near 4.5 per euro for the fist half of the session, amid a quiet market. In the second half of the day, the currency strengthened below 4.49 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4992 to the euro, 0.4% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.36% to 3.3602 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were unchanged at 2%-2.5% a year.