Romania's leu inches to a reference exchange rate of 4.2244 lei/euro

BNR's exchange rate stood at 4.2304 lei per euro in the previous session.

In the first part of the day, the national currency advanced from 4.2298 to 4.2185 versus the euro and then stabilized at 4.2241 around 1 p.m.

For the U.S. dollar, BNR's reference level grew 0.21 percent to 3.3298 lei per dollar, from 3.3228 in the previous session.

On the international market, the dollar decreased from 1.2684 to 1.2714 per euro and then came back at 1.2694 around noon.

Overnight interests on the monetary market stood at 1.97 – 2.47 percent a year, significantly below the key interest rate of 6.25 percent a year.