The leu closed at 4.4215 per euro, higher from 4.4241 per euro at Thursday close.
The national currency opened higher at 4.4195/4.421 against the euro Friday and, at around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.421 to the euro.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4209 units, up 0.06% on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day to 3.4967 units.
In the money market Friday, overnight rates were at 1.69%-2.19% a year, from 0.13%-0.63% a year Thursday.