The leu opened near 4.4 to the euro, higher from 4.4125 per euro at Thursday close.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4025/4.4050 against the euro. It ranged from a high of 4.402 per euro and a low of 4.404 per euro.
Thursday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4147 units, the strongest rate since end-July. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.06% on the day to 3.3272 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 0.4%-0.6%, from 0.18% – 0.68 a year Thursday.