The leu closed at 4.532/4.533 per euro, from 4.529/4.531 per euro in the previous day.
The local currency opened at 4.526/4.529 to the euro and ranged between a high a 4.526 per euro and a low of 4.5365 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5301 versus the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.17% on the day to 3.3301 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 0.5%-1% a year, well below the central bank’s core lending rate of 3.75%.