The leu opened at 4.352/4.3535 per euro, from 4.3555/4.357 per euro at Thursday close.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 0.1% versus the European common currency.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3524 versus the euro Thursday, the strongest rate in six weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.17% on the day to 3.3417 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 4.5%-5% a year.