Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference lost 0.4% to 3.1455 units.
The leu opened higher at 4.304/4.306 per euro, from 4.313/4.315 per euro at Wednesday’s closing. It later retreated, amid low volumes, and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.313/4.3165 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates fell slightly to 5%-5.5% a year, from 5.2%-5.7% a year in the previous day.