The leu opened at 4.451/4.453 per euro, from 4.444/4.445 per euro at Wednesday close.
After the first hour, the currency was trading at 4.45/4.454 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4503 versus the euro Wednesday, little changed on the day.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 1.2%-1.7% a year.