The leu opened lower at 4.5390/4.5425 per euro, from 4.543 per euro at Thursday close.
The leu started to lose ground and hit a fresh new low at 4.57 versus the euro, when the central bank indirectly intervened on the market and placed euros selling orders.
At around 10:00 a.m. it gained ground and traded at 4.5530/4.5570 to the euro. Dealers said traded volumes are rather high for this time of day.
The central bank Thursday set the leu’s reference at 4.5252 to the euro, weaker from 4.5237 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell to a record low of 3.7031 units.