Romania's leu increased to 3.65 lei against the single European currency at the end of the day, on higher interbank interest rates, dealers said.
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Banks sold the euro for 3.6460 lei in today's opening session. The leu slipped to 3.6605 against the euro and then climbed to 3.65. The national currency stood at 3.6520-3.6570 lei versus the euro at 5 p.m.
The U.S. dollar oscillated from 1.4701 to 1.4761 against the euro on international markets and at 5 p.m. Romania's hour, the euro was sold for 1.4733 U.S. dollars.
Interbank interest rates for overnight deposits exceeded the monetary policy rate set at 9 percent by the central bank, on lower liquidity on the market.
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