Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened at a similar pace and reached 3.229 units, versus 3.2361 units in the previous session.
The leu opened roughly flat at 4.4 to the euro and further gained ground, touching an early high of 4.393 per euro.
At around 1:00 pm, the local currency traded at 4.3955/4.3975 against the euro. Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was gaining 0.2% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was up 0.15%.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.77%-2.27% a year, little changed on the day.