The leu closed at 4.4575 per euro, from 4.4489 per euro the previous day.
The leu opened at 4.445/4.4465 per euro, against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.433 per euro and a low of 4.438 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu slightly lost ground versus the euro by midday Friday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4498 units, down 0.14% from 4.4434 the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1288 units, slightly down from 4.1225 Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.67% on the day to 3.9243units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.16%-0.51%, from 0.17%-0.55% the previous day.