The leu closed at 4.4635/4.465 to the euro, from 4.464 to the euro a day earlier. Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing up to 0.8% versus the European common currency.
The national currency opened down at 4.468 per euro, but started to gain ground toward noon, with dealers suspecting a covert intervention from the central bank.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.461 per euro, stronger from 4.4625 per euro Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.8% on the day to 3.5734 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.