Thursday, the leu closed at 4.4915/4.495 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region Friday afternoon, the Polish zloty was up 0.1% against the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was gaining 0.5%.
The local currency opened at 4.488 versus the euro and further gained ground, reaching an intraday high of 4.4775 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4816 to the euro, the strongest level in five weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won roughly 0.5% on the day to 3.2488 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.3%-0.8% a year, amid liquidity surplus.