The leu opened at 4.4805/4.484 per euro, from 4.487/4.488 per euro at Wednesday close.
At around 10:00 am, the leu traded at 4.481/4.483 to the euro, after hitting an early low of 4.4775 per euro.
Traders said the leu was unfazed by first-half economic data that confirmed Romania’s gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 0.8% in real terms.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.494 to the euro Wednesday, slightly weaker on the day.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 4.7%-5.2% a year.