Friday, the leu closed at 4.447/4.4485 to the euro.
The national currency opened at 4.449/4.45 to the euro and traded near 4.45 to the euro for most of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4496 per euro, barely changed from 4.4494 per euro in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.4% on the day to 3.5208 units.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 4.2%-4.7% a year Friday.