The leu opened at 4.53/4.533 per euro, from 4.5325/4.534 per euro at Thursday close and traded near 4.53 to the euro in early action.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5318 units Thursday, a new record high in the last four weeks. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% on the day to 3.5001 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.