Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference won 0.6% on the day to 3.2524 units.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.354/4.356 per euro, from 4.3575/4.359 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It further lost ground, and at around 13:00 hours traded at 4.353/4.355 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4%-4.5% a year, from 1.5%-2% a year in the previous day.