Friday, the local currency closed at 4.483/4.4855 versus the euro.
The leu opened at 4.489 per euro and further appreciated, hitting an intraday high of 4.473 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4793 to the euro, the highest rate in almost six weeks. However, the leu’s indicative against the US dollar weakened to 3.2528 units, from 3.2488 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.4%-1.9% a year.