The leu closed at 4.566/4.568 per euro, from 4.5685/4.57 per euro Thursday.
It opened flat on the day and strengthened briefly in the morning, hitting an early high of 4.561 to the euro. A growing demand for foreign currency later pushed the leu slightly lower versus the euro, but the currency remained below 4.57 to the euro the entire session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5658 against the euro, stronger from a ten-week low of 4.5698 units in the previous day. Against the US dollar, the leu won almost 0.8% on the day to 3.5193 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.1%-5.6% a year.