The leu opened at 4.2125/4.215 per euro, from 4.217/4.219 per euro at Wednesday’s closing and traded near 4.215 per euro for the first part of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2157 to the euro Wednesday, slightly weaker on the day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 3.7%-4.2% a year.