Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative appreciated marginally to 3.351 units, versus 3.3516 units Thursday.

The leu opened at 4.44/4.442 per euro, little changed from 4.4395/4.441 per euro at yesterday close. It posted modest gains in the first half of the session, amid low volumes, and at around 1:00 pm (GMT1000) it traded slightly below 4.44 to the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 3.2%-3.7% a year.