Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative dropped 0.8% on the day to 2.9796 units.
The leu opened down at 4.263/4.265 per euro, from 4.259/4.261 per euro at Thursday’s closing, and further slided.
At around 13:00 local time (GMT1000), the leu traded at 4.268/4.271 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.2%-4.7% a year, from 5.5%-6% a year Thursday.