The leu closed at 4.426/4.428 per euro, from 4.4205/4.4225 per euro Thursday.
The national currency opened slightly up at 4.415 per euro, but depreciated shortly after, hitting the day’s low of 4.4425 to the euro. In the second half of the session, the leu started to gain ground, as investors are hoping that disappointing US jobs data might prompt the Federal Reserve to keep its bond-purchasing program unchanged.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4359 to the euro, the lowest rate since July 17. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% on the day to 3.3562 units.
In the money market, overnight rates inched down to 3.3%-3.8% a year, from 3.5%-4% a year Thursday.