Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.15% on the day to 3.2348 units.
The leu opened down at 4.369/4.370 per euro, from 4.364/4.366 per euro at Wednesday’s closing and further declined, hitting an early low of 4.373 per euro.
According to dealers, foreign players are betting on a weaker leu and they placed increasing buy orders for euros. Dealers estimate the central bank had to pump around EUR70 million in the market to prop the leu.
At around 13:00 hours, the leu traded at 4.36/4.3625 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 7.6%-8.1% a year, from 6.8%-7.3% a year Wednesday.