Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell nearly 0.5% on the day to 2.9716 units.
The leu opened slightly down at 4.225/4.227 per euro, from 4.223/4.225 per euro at Wednesday’s closing. It further gained ground and hit an early high of 4.216 per euro before returning toward 4.22 per euro at around 13:00 local time.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.2%-4.7% a year, slightly lower on the day.