The leu opened at 4.5790/4.5810 per euro, from 4.5800/4.5810 per euro at Thursday’s closing. During the first hour of trading, the leu remained stable and traded at 4.5795/4.5805 versus the European common currency.
On Thursday, the central bank’s reference weakened for a fourth session in a row to 4.5789 units, a fresh record low in the last 11 weeks.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates dropped to 4.7%-5.2% a year, from 4.9%-5.4% a year Thursday.