The leu opened at 4.547/4.550 against the euro, weaker than 4.543/4.547 against the euro at Wednesday closing.
At around 10:05 am, the leu touched an early low at 4.552/4.555 against the euro, but it suddenly changed trend afterwards, with dealers suspecting the indirect intervention of the central bank. At around 10:15 a.m., the leu traded at 4.538/4.539 versus the euro.
The central bank Wednesday set the leu’s reference rate at 4.5358 to the euro, a fresh record high in four weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.4% on the day to 3.4873 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.