The leu closed at 4.461/4.463 per euro, from 4.4695/4.4715 per euro Thursday.
The local currency opened at 4.465 against the euro and appreciated to a high of 4.4495 to the euro in the first half of the day. During late trading hours, the leu weakened above 4.46 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4514 versus the euro, the strongest rate since December 2. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.35% on the day to 3.2419 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.76%-2.26% a year.