Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% to 3.2461 units, the lowest rate in three weeks.
The leu opened flat at 4.4055 per euro, but further lost ground, hitting a six-week low of 4.42 per euro in intraday trading.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.4175/4.419 to the euro, amid growing volumes.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 0.7%-1.2% a year, from 0.3%-0.8% a year Thursday.