The leu closed at 4.5245/4.526 per euro, from 4.5222/4.524 per euro Thursday.
The currency opened at 4.54 per euro but further appreciated and hit an early high of 4.5165 to the euro. In the second half of the session, the leu traded near 4.52 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5209 versus the euro, 0.3% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.4179 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were slightly up at 2.3%-2.8% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year Thursday.