The leu opened at 4.389/4.3895 per euro, from 4.388/4.3895 per euro at Wednesday’s close.
At around 10:05, the leu was trading at 4.389/4.391 to the euro.
Romania’s leu continued to strengthen against the European currency by midday Wednesday and the central bank’s reference gained 0.5% on the day to 4.3887 units, the highest level in one month.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 1%-1.5% a year.