The leu closed at 4.447/4.4485 per euro, from 4.445/4.447 per euro Thursday.
It opened at 4.445/4.447 per euro and hit an early high of 4.438/4.44 per euro, amid a positive sentiment in the region after the eurozone leaders agreed on a plan to recapitalize the region’s banks, alleviating some of the pressure on the Spanish and Italian markets.
Euro demand later pushed the leu lower, unlike the currencies in the region which were gaining up to 1% versus the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4494 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 1.26% to 3.536 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.2%-4.7% a year, slightly higher on the day.