The leu closed at 4.3385/4.341 per euro, from 4.345/4.348 per euro Thursday.
The currency opened flat against euro, but gained ground in early action, fueled by euro sales from non-residents. It hit an intraday high of 4.335 to the euro before returning toward 4.34 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3366 versus the euro, the strongest rate in 14 weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won a meager 0.08% on the day to 3.3308 units.
In the money market Friday, overnight rates were flat at 3.5%-4% a year.