Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.26% on the day to 3.3249 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.373/4.3745 per euro and traded in a narrow range amid low volumes ahead of the Easter break.

Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 0.3% versus the European common currency.

On the money market, overnight rates rose slightly to 2%-2.5% a year, from 1.8%-2.3% a year Thursday.