The leu opened flat on the day and hit an early high of 4.3295 to the euro, before turning to losses around midday. In the afternoon, the national currency recovered against the euro, amid higher forex sales, and touched the day’s high of 4.313 to the euro toward closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3347 per euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost over 1% to 3.4245 units, the lowest rate since July 2010.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 1.75%-2.25% a year.