The leu closed at 4.344/4.346 per euro, from 4.347/4.35 per euro a day earlier.
It opened at 4.344/4.346 per euro and fell to a low of around 4.35 per euro in the first half of the session. In the afternoon, the leu changed gears and traded near 4.34 per euro until closing, amid a positive sentiment in the region following better-than-expected jobs data on the US market.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3467 to the euro, a tad stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% at 3.2988 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.9%-3.4% a year, from 3.2%-3.7% a year Thursday.