Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative dropped roughly 1% to 3.5067 units.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.533 per euro, from 4.5375/4.5385 per euro at Thursday close. It hit an early high of 4.525 to the euro, but started to lose ground shortly after, tracking the currencies in the region.
Germany’s central bank, the Bundesbank, has cut its 2013 economic growth forecast to 0.4% from 1.6% previously, saying it expects uncertainty in Europe to continue into next year as well.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 5.1%-5.6% a year Thursday.