Against the US dollar, the leu’s official exchange rate gained 0.24% to 3.387 units.
The leu opened at 4.419 per euro, from 4.428/4.4295 per euro at Thursday close, and traded around the 4.42 level in the first half of the session.
In the money market, overnight rates fell slightly to 3.1%-3.6% a year, from 3.3%-3.7% a year Thursday.