The leu continued to strengthen in the first hour, trading at 4.416/4.4175 per euro, from 4.42 to the euro at Wednesday’s close.
The national currency hit an early high of 4.415 against the euro and an early low of 4.419 to the euro.
Wednesday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.429 to the euro, stronger from 4.4408 per euro Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.12% to 3.2891 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates rose to 2.5%-3% a year.