The leu opened at 4.4145/4.4155 to the euro, slightly stronger than 4.419/4.4225 to the euro at Wednesday close.
In the first hour of trading, the leu stayed between 4.412 units and 4.415 units.
Romania’s central bank set Wednesday the leu’s official exchange rate at 4.4048 per euro, about 0.3% weaker on the day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were slightly down on the day at 3.5%-4% a year.