Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.3% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.6%.
The leu opened up at 4.465/4.467 per euro and traded at around 4.46 per euro in the first half of the day. In the afternoon, increased demand for euros pushed the leu higher.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4617 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative advanced to 3.5544 units, from 3.5573 units Wednesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.9%-5.4% a year, from 5.1%-5.6% a year in the previous session.