In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.491/4.4933 against the euro, from 4.4895 per euro at Wednesday close. It ranged from a high of 4.491 per euro and a low of 4.4975 per euro.
Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4935 units, the lowest rate since January 7. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.58% on the day to 3.8230 units.