Friday, the leu closed at 4.471/4.474 to the euro.
The currency opened flat versus the euro and appreciated to an early high of 4.459 per euro before returning above 4.46 per euro in the afternoon.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4667 to the euro, the strongest rate in the past eight weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.2% to 3.5675 units, from 3.5739 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rate fell to 5.2%-5.7% a year, from 5.4%-5.9% a year Friday.