The leu moved in a tight range in the first hours of trading Thursday, touching an early high of 4.388 against the euro and an early low of 4.39 per euro.
At around 10:39 local time, the national currency traded at 4.3885/4.3905 to the euro, modestly stronger from 4.391/4.393 per euro at Wednesday close.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3944 per euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% on the day to 3.2302 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 2%-3% a year, down from 2.49%-2.99% a year Wednesday morning.