Today’s reference is 0.3% weaker than 4.4077 per euro on Wednesday.
Against the US dollar however, the leu’s exchange rate gained 0.1% to 4.0169.
The leu opened at 4.419 to the euro, down from 4.415 to the euro at Wednesday close, and it further depreciated, reaching an early low at 4.4265 units. By mid-day, it had gained a few, trading at 4.42/4.422 to the euro at 13:00 local time.
Elsewhere in the region, the Hungarian forint was losing 0.2% against the euro, while the Polish zloty was flat.
On the money market, overnight rates went up to 1.5%-2% a year, from 0.4%-0.8% in the previous session.