The leu opened at 4.519 per euro, from 4.5155/4.518 per euro at Wednesday close.
At around 10:00 am, the currency traded at 4.518/4.52 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.1% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.3%.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5089 per euro Wednesday, the highest rate since September 19. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.5102 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.