Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.3638 units.

The leu opened slightly down at 4.493/4.495 per euro, from 4.484/4.486 per euro at Wednesday close, but later gained ground, tracking the currencies in the region.

At around 1:00 pm (GMT1000), the currency traded near 4.48 per euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 2%-2.5% a year.