The leu opened at 4.447/4.45 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.453/4.4545 at Thursday closing.
The national currency moved in a tight range versus the euro in the first hour of trading. At around 10:15 local time (GMT0815), it was trading at 4.449/4.452 to the euro.
The central bank Thursday set the leu’s reference at 4.4479 to the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% on the day to 3.3101 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were slightly up at 0.8% – 1.2% a year.