The leu lost more ground against the US dollar, and the reference was set at 3.3958 units, 0.5% weaker than Thursday’s rate.
The national currency opened at 4.345/4.348 to the euro, compared to 4.343/4.345 to the euro at previous closing.
It later oscillated above 4.34 units on low traded volumes, and traded at 4.3425/4.3445 units at around 13:00 local time (GMT1100).
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates fell to 2.9%-3.4% a year, from 3.3%-3.8% a year the day before.