In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.425/4.4255 against the euro, slightly up from 4.427 per euro at Wednesday close. It ranged from a high of 4.425 per euro and a low of 4.4265 per euro.
Wednesday, Romania’s central bank set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4282 per euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.87% on the day to 3.5914 units, reaching the lowest level since August 22, 2012.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 0.12%-0.57%, from 0.11%-0.54% a year Wednesday.