The leu opened at 4.345/4.356 per euro, from 4.355/4.3569 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It later edged lower and at around 10:20 (GMT0820) traded at 4.3565/4.3575 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing up to 0.5% against the euro, as investors fear a Greek default is still in play on the short-term, despite a successful bond-swap offer to private creditors that should clear the release of a new EUR130 billion international rescue package.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3553 per euro Thursday, barely changed on the day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were flat at 1.6%-2.1% a year.