The leu opened at 4.22/4.222 against the euro, the same level seen at closing Wednesday.
Within the first hour of trading, the leu reached an early high of 4.216 against the European coin, but by 10:15 am local time it had weakened to 4.222/4.225.
The central bank set Wednesday the leu’s reference at 4.2517 to the euro, 0.25% weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates dipped to 2.5%-3% a year, from 2.6%-3.1% a year.