The leu closed at 4.495/4.4505 per euro, modestly stronger from 4.453/4.4545 per euro Thursday. The local currency had opened at 4.447/4.45 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4521 versus the euro, weaker from 4.4479 per euro in the previous session. However, the leu’s indicative won 0.5% against the US dollar, to 3.2944 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.66%-1.16% a year.