Friday, the leu closed at 4.4705/4.474 per euro.
The national currency opened flat against the euro but started to gain ground shortly after, hitting the day’s high of 4.465 per euro at close time.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4654 to the euro, hardly changed on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.5% to 3.5766 units.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.9%-5.4% a year, from 1.5%-2% a year Friday.