Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.5% on the day at 3.4165 units.
The leu opened at 4.44/4.4425 per euro, from 4.451/4.454 per euro at Wednesday close. It hit an early high of 4.434 to the euro, but returned toward 4.44 per euro shortly after.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.4407/4.4415 versus the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was down around 0.1% to the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was losing 0.4%.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.5%-5% a year.