The leu closed at 4.349/4.352 per euro, slightly lower from 4.346/4.349 per euro Wednesday.
It opened at 4.356/4.358 per euro and further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.36 per euro. It later recovered, in line with the currencies in the region.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3585 to the euro, the weakest rate in 16 months. Against the US dollar, the leu lost 0.27% on the day to 3.1626 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 5.1%-5.6% a year Wednesday.