The leu closed at 4.4374 per euro, from 4.443 per euro the previous day.
The national currency opened at 4.4345 per euro, and ranged from a high of 4.4326 per euro and a low of 4.4441 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu gained ground versus the euro by midday Thursday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.436 units, up 0.19% from 4.4444 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.63% on the day to 4.1796 units, after sixth consecutive record lows in the previous days.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.169 units, up from 4.1794 Wednesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.21%-0.59%, from 0.23%-0.6% the previous day.