The leu opened at 4.4520/4.4550 per euro, slightly stronger from 4.4540/4.4560 to euro at Thursday close.
At about 10:00 local time (GMT0700), the national currency was at the same level.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4623 to the euro Thursday, slightly higher from a two-week low of 4.4631 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was set at 3.2987 units, little changed on the day.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 2.75%-3.25% per year, up from 2.11%-2.61% per year on the previous day.