The leu opened at 4.353/4.355 versus the euro, from 4.361/4.363 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 10:30 am, the leu traded at 4.355/4.358 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3611 against the euro Thursday, the lowest rate in five weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% to 3.3845 units, the weakest level in over six weeks.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates rose to 4.5%-5% a year, from 2.1%-2.6% a year in the previous session, as banks have started to build up their monthly reserves required by the central bank.