Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty traded in narrow ranges versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was gaining 0.4%.
The leu opened down on the day at 4.353/4.357 per euro and further lost ground, pushed down by increasing demand for euros.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3565 to the euro, the weakest rate in two weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell 0.6% to 3.23 units, from 3.2116 units a day earlier.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 6.8%-7.3% a year.