The leu closed at 4.3985 per euro, higher from 4.4105 per euro at Thursday close.
The leu opened at 4.403/4.405 to the euro and ranged from a high of 4.3985 per euro and a low of 4.4121 per euro in the first part of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.4027 units, up 0.16% from 4.4098 units in the previous day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.19% on the day to 3.4182 units, from 3.425 units Thursday.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.69%-3.19% a year, from 2.81%-3.31% a year Thursday.