The leu opened at 4.48/4.482 per euro, from 4.475/4.476 per euro at Thursday close. The currency gained over 1% versus the euro yesterday, amid a positive sentiment in the market.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5075 against the euro Thursday, the strongest rate in two weeks.
At around 10:10 Friday morning, the leu traded at 4.4785/4.479 to the euro. Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were roughly unchanged on the day.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5.4%-5.9% a year.