The leu opened at 4.513 per euro, down from 4.504/4.506 at Thursday’s close, and further appreciated to 4.5125 to the euro.
At around 10:15 am, the local currency traded at 4.51/4.512 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.509 units Thursday, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% to 3.2298 units.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 0.63%-1.13% a year.