Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative inched higher to 3.2557 units, from 3.2548 units Wednesday.
The leu opened down at 4.3565/4.3585 per euro, from 4.354/4.3555 per euro at Wednesday’s closing. It further gained ground, and hit an early high of 4.35 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.6%-6.1% a year, from 1.9%-2.4% a year in the previous day.