The national currency closed at 4.4365 per euro, lower than 4.428 to the euro at Thursday close.
The Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4381 units, down 0.29% from 4.4252 the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1664 units, down from 4.1178 Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.5% on the day to 3.9515 units.
In the money market Friday, overnight rates were at 0.3%-0.71% a year, from 0.26%-0.66% a year the previous day.