The leu opened flat at 4.3575 per euro and traded near that level in the first hour.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3698 versus the euro Thursday, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day at 3.345 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were flat at 5%-5.5% a year.