Thursday, the local currency closed at 4.39/4.392 to the euro.
The leu opened at 4.3915 per euro and stayed around that level in the first half of the session. In the afternoon, the currency hit an intraday low of 4.398 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.396 versus the euro, slightly weaker on the day. However, the leu appreciated against the US dollar and the indicative rate gained 0.3% on the day to 3.2395 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.4%-0.9% a year.