Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.5% to 2.9764 units.
The leu opened down at 4.237 per euro, from 4.233/4.235 per euro at Thursday’s closing. It further lost ground and at around 13:00 hours traded at 4.2405/4.2425 per euro, after hitting an early low of 4.2445 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.3%-5.8% a year, from 5.6%-6.1% a year Thursday.