The leu opened at 4.4935, higher from 4.5/4.502 per euro at Thursday close, and moved in a tight range in the first hours of the session.
At 10:00 a.m. (GMT0800), the leu traded at 4.495/4.498 against the euro.
The central bank Thursday set the leu’s reference at 4.5034 versus the euro, stronger from 4.5144 units a day earlier.
The leu’s indicative against the US dollar lost 0.4% on the day to 3.2997 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates rose to 2.5% – 3.5% a year, from 2.25% – 2.75% a year a day before.