The leu closed at 4.4175/4.419 per euro, from 4.4215/4.423 per euro Thursday.
It had opened at 4.417/4.42 to the euro and weakened toward 4.42 to the euro in early action. In the afternoon, the leu returned below 4.42 units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4211 versus the euro, modestly stronger from a two-week low of 4.4281 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.1% on the day to 3.4215 units. Thursday, the leu weakened to its lowest level versus the greenback since December, of 3.4597 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.1%-1.6% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year in the previous day, amid liquidity surplus.