The central bank stepped in “boldly” to stop the local currency’s depreciation, dealers said. Therefore, the leu returned to 4.3915/4.395 per euro.
The transferred volumes were among the highest since the beginning of the year. The leu was also helped by the relative calm on the international markets, dealerrs added.
It had opened at 4.377/4.38 per euro.
The leu hit an all-time low of 4.401 to the euro in June 2010.
Bucharest shares were less affected by the news. The bourse’s composite index BET-C was losing 0.6% at around 16:10 hours.