Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were recovering some ground versus the euro, after significant losses Thursday.
The leu opened down at 4.263/4.265 per euro, and further declined, hitting the day’s low of 4.275/4.276 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2669 to the euro, 0.2% weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.2%-4.7% a year, from 5.5%-6% a year Thursday.