The leu’s reference lost 0.15% versus the euro, from 4.4219 units a day earlier.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened marginally to 3.4225 units.
The leu opened down at 4.4225/4.425 per euro, from 4.418/4.419 per euro at Thursday close. It further depreciated, trading near 4.43 to the euro for the first half of the session.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 1.9%-2.4% a year, from 1%-1.5% a year Thursday.