The leu closed at 4.565/4.568 per euro, from around 4.543 per euro Thursday.
It opened flat on the day, but started to depreciate shortly after, hitting an all-time low of 4.57 per euro in interbank trading.
Market participants said the central bank continues to intervene to stabilize the pair, but it is less aggressive compared to other times when the leu has weakened against the euro.
The leu’s exchange rate fell to a new record low of 4.5495 per euro, from from 4.5252 per euro Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.6% on the day to 3.7274 units, the weakest rate to date. The leu lost 5.3% against the euro and over 11.6% against the US dollar since the end of 2011.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.7%-2.2% a year, from 2.2%-2.7% a year Thursday, amid liquidity surplus.