Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% on the day at 3.1127 units.
The leu opened down at 4.3075/4.3095 per euro, from 4.289/4.2915 per euro at Wednesday’s closing. It later recovered modestly and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.293/4.295 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 4.5%-5% a year a day earlier.