The leu closed at 4.395/4.3965 per euro, from 4.414/4.415 per euro a day earlier.
The currency opened at 4.403/4.4045 to the euro and traded around those levels in the first half of the session. Euro sales later drove the currency higher versus the euro. The leu hit a high of 4.389 to the euro in the second half of the day.
The leu’s reference rate set by the central bank strengthened for the fifth straight session to 4.404 to the euro, the highest level in seven weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.85% on the day to 3.3284 units, the highest rate since May 10.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 4%-4.5% a year, from 3%-3.5% a year Tuesday.