Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.9% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.5%. The negative sentiment came after the European Central Bank expressed concerns over the economic outlook.
The ECB left its key rate unchanged at 1.5% Thursday, ending a brief-hike period, citing economic uncertainties.
The leu opened flat against the euro and traded near 4.24 per euro in the first half of the session. After the ECB’s monetary policy decision, the leu retreated further and traded at around 4.25 per euro until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2457 units, weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4%-4.5% a year, from 4.5%-5% a year in the previous day.