Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference gained 0.4% on the day at 3.1324 units.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.318/4.32 per euro, from 4.3195/4.321 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It later lost ground and traded near 4.32 per euro for the first half of the session.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 5%-5.5% a year Thursday.