The leu closed at 4.388/4.389 per euro, from 4.389/4.392 per euro Thursday.

Elsewhere in the region Friday afternoon, the Hungary’s forint was gaining 0.1% versus the euro, while the Polish zloty was up 0.4%.

The local currency opened at 4.395 to the euro and moved in narrow ranges during the day, with investors showing little interest in the local market. Trading volume reached 76 transactions.

The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3918 against the euro, a fresh record high in the last 10 months. The local currency appreciated against the US dollar as well and reached an indicative rate of 3.2229 units, from 3.229 units a day earlier.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.7%-2.2% a year.

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