However, the leu’s indicative fell 1% against the US dollar to 3.3237 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.328/4.33 per euro and hit an early low of 4.3305/4.3325 per euro before returning toward 4.325 units.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.3235/4.3255 to the euro.
The leu weakened to 4.33 versus the euro in late trade Thursday after Standard & Poor’s kept its “junk” rating of BB+ on Romania’s debt, deflating hopes of an upgrade to investment grade status.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.3%-2.8% a year, down from 2.8%-3.3% a year Thursday.