The leu opened up at 4.313/4.315 per euro, from 4.3165/4.3185 per euro at Wednesday’s closing. It hit an early high of 4.3 per euro, but later changed course and at around 10:15 local time traded at 4.3115/4.3145 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were moving up and down in close ranges against the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3144 to the euro Wednesday, slightly stronger on the day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.