The leu opened at 4.242/4.245 against the euro, slightly stronger than 4.245/4.247 at previous closing.
Within the first hour of trading, the leu continued to strengthen and, at around 10:15 local time, it traded at 4.2345/4.2355 to the euro.
The central bank computed Wednesday the leu’s reference at 4.243 per euro, 0.3% higher than in the previous session.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were unchanged at 2.1%-2.6% a year.