The leu opened at 4.4453 per euro, lower than 4.4374 to the euro at Thursday close.
Thursday, the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.436 units, up 0.19% from 4.4444 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.63% on the day to 4.1796 units, after sixth consecutive record lows in the previous days.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.169 units, up from 4.1794 Wednesday.