The leu recovered ground against the Swiss franc as well, trading at 3.8926 units, from an all-time low of 4.0898 units Thursday.

Against the US dollar, the leu won 0.4% on the day at 3.0057 units.

The leu opened at around 4.29 per euro, from 4.294/4.302 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It further gained ground and at around 13:00 local time traded at 4.278/4.28 per euro.

On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.8%-6.3% a year, from 4.8%-5.3% a year Thursday.