In the last session of 2011, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3197 to the euro.
Against the US dollar however, the leu gained 0.5% Wednesday, to 3.3208 units. The leu also increased against the Swiss franc, and the exchange rate was set at 3.5456 units.
The leu opened at 4.323 per euro and appreciated to an early high of 4.315 per euro, before switching trend. It touched an early low at 4.325 units, before returning to the opening levels around 13:00 local time.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 3.5%-4% a year, from 4%-4.5% a year in the previous session.