The leu opened at 4.4715 per euro, from 4.4815/4.484 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 10:20 am, the leu traded at 4.474/4.475 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4816 to the euro Thursday, 0.3% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.8% to 3.5536 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.4% a year.