Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.4% to 3.2721 units.
The leu opened up at 4.487/4.489 per euro, from 4.4945/4.496 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded slightly above 4.48 to the euro.
Romania’s economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in 2013, a surprising acceleration from a growth of 0.6% in the previous year. Analysts had forecast an increase of 2.8% for last year. It was the highest increase since 2008.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 3.9%-4.4% a year.