The leu closed at 4.5125/4.515 per euro, from 4.5115/4.5140 per euro a day earlier.
The currency had opened at 4.509/4.512 to the euro, but started to lose ground shortly after, hitting the day’s low above 4.51 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were advancing modestly versus the euro after reports that Spanish and EU leaders are working on a strategy that could lead the way for an international bailout for the government in Madrid.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5125 per euro, a fresh record low in the past five weeks. However, against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.6% on the day to 3.4642 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were down to 1.1%-1.6% a year, from 1.2%-1.7% a year Thursday.