The leu opened at 4.4115/4.4145 per euro, from 4.4165/4.417 per euro at Wednesday close.
At around 10:10 am, the currency traded at 4.4135/4.415 to the euro.
Romania’s central bank set the leu’s reference to 4.4032 to the euro Wednesday, stronger from 4.411 to the euro a day earlier. However, the leu continued its fall against the US dollar and the indicative was set at 3.4419 units, a fresh low since December 13 last year.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 4.5%-5% a year.