The leu opened at 4.532/4.535 to the euro, close to Thursday closing levels of 4.533/4.534 to the euro.
After the first minutes of the session, the leu fell slightly and traded above 4.535 per euro. At around 10:10 local time (GMT0810), the leu traded 4.534/4.538 per euro.
Romania’s central bank set Thursday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.5314 per euro, slightly stronger than 4.5339 per euro the day before.
On the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were flat on the day at 5.9%-6.4% a year.