Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.3787 units, also modestly higher on the day.
The leu opened at 4.427/4.429 per euro, from 4.4285/4.4295 per euro at Thursday close, and traded near 4.43 to the euro in the first half of the day, amid low volumes.
At around 1:00 pm (GMT1000), the currency traded at 4.428/4.4294 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 4.6%-5.1% a year Thursday.