The leu opened at 4.4155/4.4177 units against the euro, and ranged from a high of 4.415 per euro and a low of 4.425 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu gained ground versus the euro by midday Thursday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4177 units, up 0.26% from 4.429 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.23% on the day to 4.1152 units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2654 units, higher from 4.3161 Wednesday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.49% – 0.92%, from 0.42% – 0.85% the previous day.