The leu opened at 4.5630/4.5650 per euro, similar to 4.5645/4.5665 per euro at Wednesday close.
In the first hour of trading, the leu slightly gained ground and at around 10:10 (GMT0710), the leu traded at 4.5610/4.5630 versus the euro.
On Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5647 to the euro, modestly stronger from an all-time low of 4.5651 to the euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.5% to 3.7309 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 1.16% – 1.65% a year.