The leu opened at 4.479/4.481 per euro, from 4.473/4.475 per euro at Thursday close. The national currency weakened to 4.49 per euro in international trade yesterday evening.
At around 10:10 am, the leu traded at 4.473/4.475 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4652 per euro Thursday, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated 0.2% to a fresh record low of 3.5939 units, from 3.5864 units Wednesday.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.