The leu opened at 4.3825/4.385 to the euro, slightly stronger than 4.386/4.3885 to the euro at Thursday closing, but it later erased the gains.
The local currency touched an early low at 4.3865 per euro, before returning towards 4.3835/4.386 per euro at around 10:00 local time (GMT0800).
“The transferred volumes are low, which is normal for Friday trading. The sentiment in the region is positive, and the market awaits the announcement of US jobs data later in the day,” a dealer said.
Romania’s central bank set the leu’s official exchange rate at 4.3828 per euro, little changed from 4.3825 per euro in the previous day.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were slightly down on the day at 5.9%-6.4% a year.