The leu opened at 4.355/4.356 to the euro, from 4.347/4.35 to the euro at Thursday close.
The first transfers pushed the leu down to 4.366 per euro, but soon after the currency returned towards 4.36 units, with dealers suspecting a central bank intervention.
The other currencies in the region were posting even wider losses, of up to 0.8% in the case of the Hungarian forint, on increased risk aversion.
Romania’s central bank set Thursday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.332 per euro, stronger than 4.3497 per euro in the previous day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were higher on the day at 3.5%-4% a year.