Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative depreciated 0.25% to 3.3098 units.
The leu opened at 4.4285 per euro, from 4.4265 per euro at Thursday close, and further lost ground, amid growing demand for foreign currency from corporate and bank investors.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.43/4.434 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.6%-2.1% a year.