The leu opened at 4.238/4.24 to the euro, from 4.2375/4.239 to the euro at Wednesday’s closing. At around 10:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.2425/4.2455 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.3% versus the European common currency, while the Hungary’s forint was unchanged on the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2353 to the euro Wednesday, nearly 0.4% stronger on the day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 4%-4.5% a year.