Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.1% on the day to 3.4215 units. Thursday, the leu weakened to its lowest level versus the greenback since December, of 3.4597 units.

The leu opened at 4.417/4.42 per euro, from 4.4215/4.423 per euro at Thursday close and traded near 4.42 per euro in the first half of the day, in a quiet market.

In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.1%-1.6% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year in the previous day, amid liquidity surplus.