Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated marginally to 3.5739 units, from 3.5729 units a day earlier.
The leu opened at 4.483/4.485 per euro, from 4.485/4.489 to the euro at Thursday close. It further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.4805 per euro.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.482/4.4825 against the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.4%-5.9% a year after hitting a high of 9.25% a year Thursday, amid liquidity shortage.