The leu closed at 4.303/4.305 to the euro, from 4.3215/4.3225 to the euro at Thursday closing.
It had opened at 4.31/4.312 per euro, and strengthened in the first half towards 4.305 per euro. In the afternoon, positive labor data from the US economy improved sentiment on the emerging markets and the leu rose further, reaching the day’s high at 4.3 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.3072 per euro, the strongest since December 2011.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat on the day at 4.1%-4.6% a year.