The leu opened at 4.415/4.417 per euro, from 4.417/4.418 per euro at Thursday close and further appreciated, trading at 4.4135/4.4155 to the euro after the first hour.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4178 against the euro Thursday, weaker from 4.4032 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated 0.2% to 3.4497 units, a new record low in 15 weeks.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 4.7%-5.2% a year.