Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.256 units.
The leu opened slightly higher at 4.43/4.432 per euro, from 4.433/4.4345 per euro at Thursday close. It further gained ground and hit an early high of 4.425 to the euro.
At around 1:00 pm, the currency traded at 4.43 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.3%-2.8% a year.