Friday, the leu closed at 4.431/4.432 per euro.
The local currency opened at 4.4325 to the euro. It weakened above 4.44 per euro in the first half of the session, but recovered partially in the afternoon.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4419 versus the euro, weaker from a six-month high of 4.434 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.8%-3.3% a year.