The leu closed near 4.426 per euro, from 4.418/4.419 per euro Thursday.
It had opened at 4.4225/4.425 to the euro and further depreciated, hitting the day’s low of 4.431 to the euro in the afternoon. However, it managed to recover some of the lost ground in late trade.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4286 versus the euro, the lowest level this year. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened marginally to 3.4225 units.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 1.9%-2.4% a year, from 1%-1.5% a year Thursday.