The leu opened at 4.4645 per euro, down from 4.454/4.457 per euro at Thursday’s close.
At around 10:00 am, the leu traded at 4.458/4.461 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Hungary’s forint was losing 0.1% versus the euro, while the Polish zloty was down 0.2%.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4617 to the euro Thursday, slightly stronger on the day.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.