Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.17% on the day to 3.3301 units.
The leu opened at 4.526/4.529 per euro, from 4.529/4.531 per euro at Thursday close. it further depreciated, hitting an intraday low of 4.5365 to the euro.
At around 1:00 pm, the currency traded at 4.5295/4.5307 versus the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was advancing modestly against the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was flat on the day.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 0.5%-1% a year, well below the central bank’s core lending rate of 3.75%.