The leu opened at 4.373/4.375 per euro, from 4.371/4.372 per euro at Thursday’s closing and traded near 4.375 per euro in the first hour.
Most of the neighboring markets are closed for Easter.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.373 to the euro Thursday, a tad stronger on the day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 2.5%-3% a year.