The leu closed at 4.3465/4.348 per euro, from 4.3507/4.3515 per euro Thursday.
It opened flat on the day and started to advance slightly in the morning, in a quiet market. Dealers believe the central bank might have intervened for the third day in a row to prevent a potential depreciation of the national currency.
The leu’s reference advanced to 4.3479 to the euro, from 4.353 to the euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.56% on the day to 3.1903 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were slightly up on the day at 5.1%-5.6% a year.