In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4195/4.421 against the euro, slightly higher from 4.424 per euro at Thursday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4191 per euro and a low of 4.421 per euro.
Thursday, Romania’s central bank set the official exchange rate at 4.4236 per euro, about 0.15% weaker than 4.4166 per euro Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.39% on the day to 3.4929 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 2%-2.3%, from 0.13%-0.63% a year Thursday.