The leu closed at 4.3915/4.392 per euro, from 4.4395/4.3965 per euro Wednesday.
The currency opened at 4.388/4.39 to the euro and hit a high of 4.3835 per euro before returning toward 4.39 per euro around noon.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3985 versus the euro, the strongest rate in eight weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened modestly to 3.3314 units, from 3.3284 units Wednesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4%-4.5% a year.