The leu closed at 4.407 to the euro, compared with 4.394 to the euro at Wednesday closing.
It neared 4.41 units following the trend in the region, with the Hungarian forint losing 0.8% against the euro, while the Polish zloty was down 0.4%. Dealers said the traded volumes on the Romanian market were 50% higher than the daily average.
Romania’s central bank set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4008 per euro, from 3.3941 per euro on Wednesday.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were slightly down to 2%-2.5% a year.