Romania’s leu lost early gains versus the euro in mid trade Thursday, as investors took profits, while the central bank’s reference strengthened slightly to 4.076 units, from 4.0767 units a day earlier.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.2% on the day at 2.7449 units, a new record high since December 2008.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.067/4.07 per euro, from 4.068/4.095 per euro at Wednesday’s closing, and further gained ground, amid a positive sentiment in the region.
It touched an early high at 4.0665 to the euro, but later changed trend. At around GMT1000, the leu traded at 4.075/4.0765 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose slightly to 5.3%-5.8% a year, from 5.2%-5.2% a year Wednesday.