The leu opened at 4.401/4.404 to the euro, from 4.398/4.399 to the euro at Wednesday closing. It further continued its slight depreciation and traded at 4.4055/4.4065 units, on reduced volumes.
The Romanian central bank set Wednesday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.406 per euro, little moved from 4.4054 per euro in the previous session.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates stayed close to 2%-2.5% a year.