The leu opened at 4.415 to the euro, higher from 4.42 per euro at Wednesday close.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.413/4.415 against the euro. It ranged from a high of 4.412 per euro and a low of 4.415 per euro.
Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4244 versus the euro, the strongest rate this month. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.2% on the day to 3.3291 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 0.25%-0.75%, from 0.16% – 0.66 a year Wednesday.