The leu opened at 4.5680/4.5700 per euro, from 4.5685/4.5700 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It soon started to gain ground and, at around 10:30 local time (GMT0730), the leu traded at 4.5640/4.5665 versus the euro.
The central bank Thursday set the leu’s reference rate at 4.5698 against the European common currency.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates stood at 5.25%-5.75% a year.