The leu closed at 4.461/4.463 per euro, higher from 4.4745/4.4765 per euro Thursday.
The leu opened up at 4.466/4.47, and further appreciated, trading near 4.46 per euro at around 1:00 pm.
The central bank’s reference strengthened 0.3% to 4.4603 units, ending a losing streak started at the beginning of the week. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated to 3.2536 units, from 3.249 units a day earlier.
In the money market, overnight rates slightly fell to 1.84%-2.34% a year, from 1.93%-2.43% on the year Thursday.