The leu closed at 4.5435/4.547 per euro, from 4.546/4.547 to the euro in the previous day.
It opened at 4.534/4.536 against the euro and touched an early low of 4.5325 per euro before stabilizing at around 4.54 to the euro toward the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5362 to the euro, barely changed from 4.5364 to the euro Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was set at 3.6745 units, slightly weaker from 3.6714 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5.2%-5.7% a year, little changed on the day.