The leu opened at 4.4540/4.4570 per euro, from .456/4.4585 per euro at Wednesday close.
Later it started to lose ground versus the euro and fell to 4.4680/4.4700 at around 10:20.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4461 versus the euro Wednesday, weaker from 4.4358 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated 0.2% to 3.3662 units.
In the money market Thursday morning, overnight rates were at 3%-3,5% a year, slightly lower on the day.