The leu opened at 4.493/4.495 to the euro, from 4.484/4.486 per euro at Wednesday’s close, and then traded at 4.4855 per euro for a short time.
Later, the leu was trading at around 4.49 per euro.
The Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4969 to the euro Wednesday, 0.6% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened to 3.3855 units, from 3.4051 units Tuesday.
In the money market Wednesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.11%-2.61% a year.