Friday, the leu closed at 4.5325/4.5345 to the euro.
The currency opened at 4.533/4.5355 per euro and hovered around that level for the first half of the day. In the afternoon, the leu retreated toward 4.54 to the euro, in apathetic trade.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5349 per euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference gained 0.35% to 3.5512 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.4%-5.9% a year.