The leu opened down to 4.4225/4.425 per euro, from 4.418/4.419 per euro at Thursday close. It further depreciated, and at around 10:00 am traded at 4.427/4.428 to the euro, 0.2% lower on the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4219 to the euro Thursday, a new record low for the past 10 weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.12% to 3.4235 units, the lowest level since December 13, 2012.
In the money market Friday morning, overnight rates were at 2%-3% a year.