The leu opened at 4.465 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.4695/4.4715 per euro at Thursday close.
The national currency gained ground after the first trades, nearing 4.452.
At around 11:00 local time (GMT0900), the national currency traded at 4.4525/4.455 against the euro.
Thursday, the central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.4749 units, 0.2% weaker from a seven-week high of 4.4637 per euro in the previous session. The local currency gained 1.06% versus the euro over the past week. Against the US dollar, the indicative for the leu reached 3.2533 units Thursday, 0.6% weaker on the day.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates rose to 2%-2.3%.