The leu opened at 4.368/4.370 per euro, higher from 4.375/4.376 per euro at Wednesday close. In the first hour of trading, the leu stayed close to the opening values and traded at around 4.370/4.372 to the euro at 10:15 local time (GMT0815).
The central bank Wednesday set the leu’s reference at 4.3745 versus the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.3408 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.