The leu closed at 4.4403 per euro, from 4.438 per euro the previous day.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.437/4.4385 against the 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 lost ground versus the euro by midday Friday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4408 units, down 0.21% from 4.4316 the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1904 units, up from 4.2024 Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.39% on the day to 3.8927 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.14%-0.54%, from 0.15%-0.55% a year Thursday.