The leu opened at 4.5745/4.5750 to the euro, similar to 4.5740/4.5760 to the euro at Wednesday closing.
Within the first hour of trading, the leu rose to an early high at 4.5680 to the euro, but it soon returned above 4.57 units. At around 10:00 local time (GMT0700), the leu traded at 4.57/4.572 versus the euro.
Meanwhile, he Hungarian forint was trading up 0.2% against the euro, while the Polish zloty was up 0.3%.
Romania’s central bank set Wednesday the leu’s reference rate at 4.5754, slightly stronger on the day.
On the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.