The leu opened flat at 4.25/4.252 per euro, but further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.2625 per euro.
At around 10:00 hours, the leu traded at 4.257/4.26 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was down 0.4% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was unchanged on the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2457 units Thursday, slightly weaker on the day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 3%-3.5% a year.