The leu closed Thursday at 4.3815/4.383 to the euro.
Within the first hour, the leu recovered slightly and, at around 10:00 local time (GMT0700) it was trading at 4.382/4.3845 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s indicative at 4.3788 per euro, very close to its all-time low of 4.3794 touched last week.
On the money market, overnight rates increased to 4%-4.5% a year, from 3.8%4.3% a year previously.