The leu opened flat at 4.345 per euro, but further gained ground, fueled by euro sales from non-residents.
At around 10:15 am, the currency traded at 4.3375/4.341 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3557 per euro Thursday, weaker from a three-month high of 4.3485 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.3334 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 3.5%-4% a year.