The currency opened at 4.438/4.44 per euro, from 4.4325/4.4345 per euro at Thursday close. It traded around those levels in the first hour, with investors showing little interest in the local market.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.442 to the euro Thursday, 0.2% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.5% on the day at 3.4165 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 4.7%-5.2% a year.