Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.5455 units.
The leu opened at around 4.4565 to the euro, stronger from 4.4625/4.4640 to the euro at Wednesday closing. It further lost ground, pushed by increasing demand for euros, and traded near 4.46 to the euro for the first half of the session.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.