The leu closed at 4.5400/4.5430 per euro, weaker than 4.53/4.5325 per euro in the previous day.
The leu opened at 4.537/4.54 to the euro Friday, but it soon started to lose ground. In late trade, however, the quotations stabilized slightly above the 4.54 level.
The central bank set the exchange rate at 4.5447 units, the weakest in the last seven months.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was down to 3.3432 units, the lowest level since September 18.
In the money market Friday, overnight rates were stable at 0.6%-1.1% a year.