The leu opened at 4.473 to the euro, similar with 4.472/4.475 per euro at Wednesday close. The national currency lost ground after the first trades, nearing 4.479.
At around 10:00 local time (GMT0800), the national currency traded at 4.478/4.481 against the euro.
Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference to 4.4637 per euro, a new record high in almost seven weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.2348, little changed from 3.2351 Tuesday.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates rose to 2%-3%.