The leu opened at 4.3880/4.3900 per euro, stronger from 4.395/4.3965 per euro at Wednesday close.
At about 10:30 a.m., the national currency was trading at 4.3845/4.3870 per euro.
The leu’s reference rate set by the central bank strengthened for the fifth straight session to 4.404 to the euro Wednesday, the highest level in seven weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.85% on the day to 3.3284 units, the highest rate since May 10.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 3.5%-4.5% a year.