On Thursday, the leu’s reference was at 4.4153 per euro, the strongest in eight months.
Against the US dollar, the leu lost almost 1%, as the exchange rate was set at 3.4017 units, from 3.3683 units Thursday.
The leu opened at 4.414/4.417 to the euro, from 4.416/4.4175 to the euro at Thursday close. It later fell slightly, trading around 4.425 to the euro by mid-day.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 5.5%-6% a year, down from 5.6%-6.1% a year in the previous session.