The leu opened at 4.225/4.227 to the euro, slightly weaker than 4.223/4.225 to the euro at closing Wednesday.
But soon after, the leu started to rise, as the sentiment on the international markets improved, and touched an early high at 4.216 against the euro.
At around 10:10 am (GMT0710), the leu traded at 4.2185/4.22 units.
Wednesday, Romania’s central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.2342 per euro, slightly changed from 4.2356 per euro in the previous day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates stood around 4.25%-4.75% a year.