The leu opened at 4.129/4.131 to the euro, very close to 4.128/4.1305 at closing the day before.
Later, the leu started gaining ground, reaching an early high at 4.124/4.126 against the euro, and at around 10:10 am (GMT0730) it was trading at 4.1255/4.1275 units.
The central bank set Thursday the leu’s reference at 4.1333 units, the weakest level since the beginning of April.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.25%-4.75%, from 4%-4.5%.