The leu closed at 4.345/4.348 per euro, from 4.3515/4.3545 per euro Wednesday.
The leu opened at 4.355/4.3565 to the euro and traded near these levels for the first half of the session. In the second half, the currency strengthened and hit the day’s high of 4.347 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3557 per euro, weaker from a three-month high of 4.3485 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.3334 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 3.5%-4% a year.