Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% on the day to 3.5001 units.
The leu opened at 4.547/4.55 per euro, from 4.543/4.547 per euro at Wednesday close. It started to depreciate in early action and hit a low of 4.555 per euro before suddenly recovering toward 4.53 against the euro. Market participants believe the central bank has stepped in to prop the leu.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.