Thursday, the leu closed at 4.361/4.362 per euro.
According to ING Bank economist Mihai Tantaru, the natural demand may be the main factor on the forex market over the next days, considering no bond auctions will be held until end-month.
The leu opened at 4.36/4.362 to the euro and traded between 4.357 and 4.3675 units during the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3606 per euro on Friday, 0.3% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu gained 1% to 3.2482 units, from 3.2812 units a day before.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 5.95%-6.45% a year, from 5.3%-5.8% a year Thursday.