The leu opened at 4.5290/4.5320 to the euro, stronger than 4.5335/4.535 to the euro at Wednesday closing.
It further gained some ground in the first hour of trading, touching an early high at 4.5260/4.5270 to the euro.
The central bank Wednesday set the leu’s reference at 4.5339 per euro, modestly stronger from 4.5342 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost 0.26% on the day to 3.5474 units.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 6%-6.5% a year.