Thursday, the leu closed at 4.3195/4.321 per euro.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.318/4.32 to the euro, but further lost ground, hitting the day’s low of 4.335 to the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3233 versus the euro, weaker on the day. However, the leu gained 0.4% against the US dollar and traded at 3.1324 units, from 3.1455 units a day earlier.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 5%-5.5% a year Thursday.