The leu opened at 4.414/4.417 to the euro, from 4.416/4.4175 to the euro at Thursday closing.
During the first hour of the trading session, the leu fell slightly, as volumes were low. At around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), the leu traded at 4.4185/4.4205 versus the euro.
Romania’s central bank set Thursday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4153 per euro, the strongest in eight months.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were slightly down to 5.5%-6% a year.