Against the US dollar, the leu’s exchange rate gained 1.1% to 3.2618 units, from 3.2997 units on Thursday.
The leu opened at 4.4935 to the euro, from 4.5/4.502 to the euro at Thursday close. It later traded in a narrow range around the 4.5 mark, on reduced volumes.
On the money market, overnight rates were stable at 2.2%-2.7% a year.