The leu closed at 4.4395/4.4425 per euro, from 4.423/4.425 per euro in the previous day.
It had opened at 4.421/4.423 per euro, but started to weaken after the first few trading hours and hit the day’s low of 4.4425 to the euro at close time.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4366 versus the euro, weaker from a four-week high of 4.4304 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.16% to 3.2682 units.
In the money market, overnight rates inched down to 2.4%-2.9% a year, from 2.7%-3.2% a year Monday.