The leu opened at 4.412 to the euro, lower from 4.405/4.4083 per euro at Thursday close.
It touched an early high of 4.41 to the euro and an early low of 4.415 versus the euro. At around 9:50 local time, the national currency traded at 4.414/4.417 against the euro.
Trading volumes in the first hours of Friday’s session, which consisted of 22 deals, were way above the average of the last two weeks.
The central bank Thursday set the leu’s reference at 4.417 versus the euro, the strongest rate in the last nine and a half months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.3% on the day to 3.228 units.