Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.9% on the day at 3.4473 units.
The leu opened at 4.438/4.44 per euro, from 4.4325/4.4345 per euro at Thursday close. It traded around those levels in the first half of the session, with investors showing little interest in the local market.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.4395/4.441 to the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.5%-5% a year.