The leu opened at 4.525 to the euro, close to 4.524/4.526 to the euro at Wednesday close.
Later, the national currency started to gain ground and, at around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), it was trading at 4.507/4.512 against the euro.
The central bank Wednesday set the leu’s reference at 4.5188 against the euro, up 0.3% from 4.5317 units a day earlier.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.78% on the day to 3.3048 units.
In the money market Thursday morning overnight rates rose to 2.5%-3% a year, from 0.92% – 1.42% a year a day before.