The leu closed at 4.483 per euro, slightly up from 4.4976 per euro the previous day.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4895/4.49 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.4809 per euro and a low of 4.4945 per euro throughout the day.
The Swiss franc gained 1% against the euro on international markets and traded at 1.0197 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
European Central Bank announced Thursday it will launch in March an expanded asset-purchase program of EUR60 billion a month through September 2016.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Friday and the Romanian central bank’s reference fell 1.5% to 4.5817 units per Swiss franc, the sixth consecutive record low in seven sessions.
The leu gained 0.16% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4935 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 3.25% on the day to 3.998 units, a new record low
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.09%-0.48%, from 0.05%-0.42% a year Thursday.