Thursday, the leu’s exchange rate was 4.3218 per euro.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.8% to 3.2195 units, from 3.163 a day earlier. It is the weakest rate since January.
The leu opened down at 4.343/4.345 per euro, from 4.325/4.3275 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It further lost ground, amid mounting woes over the sovereign debt crisis.
At around 13:00 local time (GMT1000), the leu traded at 4.36 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.1%-5.6% a year.