The leu opened at 4.46 to the euro, but started to gain ground shortly after, reaching the day’s high of 4.4475 to the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.456 versus the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.5% on the day to 3.2894 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 3.1%-3.6% a year.