The leu closed at 4.532/4.535 to the euro, from 4.5435/4.547 to the euro in the previous day.
It opened at 4.546/4.549 to the euro and traded around that level in early action, unaffected by a negative sentiment in the region after disappointing export data from China. It further moved in a tight range against the euro by midday.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5396 units to the euro, slightly weaker from 4.5362 to the euro Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was set at 3.6984 units, from 3.6745 units in the previous session.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5.2%-5.7% a year, slightly higher from 5.1%-5.6% a year the day before.