Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative inched down 0.1% to 3.4981 units, from 3.495 units Thursday.
The leu opened flat at 4.445/4.446 per euro, but further lost ground, amid a negative sentiment in the region. Shortly after hitting a low of 4.4495 per euro, the leu started to recover, pushed by higher euro sales in the market.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.4435/4.444 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.1%-5.6% a year, from 4.7%-5.2% a year Thursday.