Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.75% on the day to 3.2441 units.

The leu opened at 4.429/4.431 per euro, from 4.427/4.429 per euro at Wednesday close. It appreciated to 4.425 to the euro during early trading hours, but returned toward 4.43 to the euro shortly after.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.2%-1.7% a year.