The leu closed at 4.35/4.353 per euro, after having traded near 4.35 per euro for most of the day.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers reversed earlier gains versus the euro and traded down 0.8% on the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3493 to the euro, barely changed on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.6% to 3.2843 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.9%-3.4% a year, from 3.3%-3.8% a year Thursday.