The leu opened at 4.329/4.332 against the euro, compared to 4.3275/4.33 at closing the day before.
Within the first hour, the leu reached a high of 4.32 to the euro and, at around 10:00 local time, it was trading at 4.322/4.324 against the European coin.
The central bank computed Friday a leu-to-euro reference of 4.3233 units, compared to the previous reference of 4.3148.
On the money market, overnight rates inched up to 5%-5.5% a year, from 4.78%-5.28% a year previously.