Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained nearly 0.8% on the day at 2.8746 units.

The leu opened up at 4.11/4.112 per euro, from 4.1125/4.114 per euro at Thursday’s closing.

It further gained ground and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.108/4.1095 per euro.

On the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.4%-2.9% a year, from 2.6%-3.1% a year Thursday.