The leu closed at 4.445/4.4455 to the euro, barely changed from 4.444/4.446 per euro Thursday.
The national currency opened at 4.445 per euro and fell to a low of 4.4495 per euro in early action. It later recovered, pushed by euro sales, and hit the day’s high of 4.4435 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4421 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative inched down 0.1% to 3.4981 units, from 3.495 units Thursday.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.1%-5.6% a year, from 4.7%-5.2% a year in the previous day.