Wednesday, the leu closed at 4.5155/4.518 to the euro.
The currency opened at 4.519 per euro and traded around 4.52 per euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5156 against the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1% on the day to 3.5451 units.
In the money market, overnight rates rose slightly to 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 5%-5.5% a year Wednesday.