The leu opened at 4.4485 per euro, slightly higher from 4.45/4.4515 per euro at Thursday closing.
Around 10:30 local time (GMT0730), the leu was trading 4.448/4.4495 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4508 versus the euro, 0.3% weaker on the day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.2257 units, little changed on the day.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 1.5% – 2.5% a year.