The leu closed at 4.24/4.241 per euro, from 4.23/4.231 per euro Thursday. The leu’s neighbors were gaining around 0.5% on average versus the euro.
The national currency opened at 4.23/4.231 per euro and further lost ground, pushed down by growing demand for foreign currency.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2419 to the euro, 0.2% weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4%-4.5% a year, from 3.8%-4.3% a year Thursday.