The leu finished the session at 4.402/4.4045 per euro, from 4.3935/4.395 per euro Thursday.
It had opened at 4.395 versus the euro, but further depreciated, and hit the day’s low of 4.4055 per euro in the second half of the day.
Trading volume reached 111 transactions, up from 70 transactions in the previous session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3986 against the euro, slightly weaker from a 10-month high of 4.3934 per euro Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.1% on the day to 3.2307 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 1.9%-2.4% a year.