The leu opened flat at 4.445/4.446 per euro. It further lost ground, and at around 10:00 am traded at 4.447/4.449 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.2% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.3%.
The central bank set the leu’s reference to 4.4435 to the euro Thursday, slightly stronger from an all-time low of 4.4463 to the euro in the previous day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 5.5%-6% a year.