At around 10:10 local time, the leu traded at 4.4345 per euro, from 4.443 per euro at Wednesday close.
Wednesday, the other currencies in the region grew against the euro, but the leu was more stable. Today, however, the local currency played catch-up, and it opened at around 4.4325 units, an early high.
The Romanian central bank set Wednesday the leu’s reference at 4.4444 per euro, slightly moved from 4.4435 per euro in the previous session.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were stable at 0.2-0.6% a year.