Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.5% on the day at 2.9189 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.132/4.133 per euro and further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.128 per euro.

It later reversed trend and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.133/4.135 per euro.

On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4%-4.5% a year, from 3.8%-4.3% a year Wednesday.