Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened slightly to 3.0133 units, from 3.0119 units Thursday.

The leu opened flat at 4.27/4.271 per euro and retreated to an early low of 4.284 per euro, in line with the currencies in the region, as investors were waiting for the results of the latest stress tests of European banks.

It later changed trend and at around 13:00 traded near 4.27 per euro.

On the money market, overnight rates were at 2.2%-2.7% a year.