In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4435/4.445 against the euro, slightly down from 4.443 per euro at Wednesday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4435 per euro and a low of 4.4525 per euro.
Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.4415 units, down 0.07% from 4.4386 units in the previous day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.08% on the day to 3.5885 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 0.08%-0.5%, from 0.09%-0.48% a year Wednesday.