The leu opened at 4.371/4.374 against the euro, compared to 4.371/4.373 at closing the day before.
Within the first hour, the leu strengthened a bit and, at around 10:20 local time (GMT0820) it was trading at 4.370/4.3715 against the euro.
The central bank set Wednesday the leu’s reference at 4.3754 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu won almost 0.5% to 3.3001 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 2.5%-3.5% a year, compared to 2.08%-2.58% a year Wednesday.