The leu closed at 4.4395 per euro, from 4.4415 per euro Thursday.
The leu opened flat at 4.441 to the euro, but further gained ground, hitting an intraday high of 4.438 per euro. At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.4405/4.441 versus the euro.
The central bank set a reference rate for the local currency of 4.441 per euro, modestly stronger from a two and a half months low of 4.4423 per euro in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened marginally to 3.2828 units, a fresh record low since early March.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 0.3%-0.8% a year.