The leu opened at 4.4325 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.4355/4.4385 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 10:40 local time, the national currency traded at 4.429/4.4325 against the euro.
Thursday, the leu’s reference firmed to 4.434 to the euro, from 4.4352 per euro Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.1799 units, a new record level in two and a half years.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 2.25%-2.75%.