Friday, the leu closed at 4.3025/4.305 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 0.5% versus the European common coin.
The leu opened flat against the euro and traded near 4.3 units for most of the day. It hit the day’s low of 4.31 per euro toward closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2984 per euro, 0.2% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.26% to 3.197 units.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.8%-6.3% a year, from 3.8%-4.3% a year Friday.