The leu opened at 4.324/4.3265 per euro, from 4.327/4.33 per euro at Thursday close.
Euro demand later pushed the leu lower versus the European common currency and at around 10:10 am it traded at 4.3315/4.3335 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3351 per euro Thursday, a fresh record high in the past 12 months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.5% on the day to 3.2431 units, the strongest rate since February 29, 2012.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 6%-6.5% a year.