Friday, the leu closed at 4.162/4.164 to the euro.
The leu opened slightly down at 4.167/4.1569 per euro and further lost ground, trading near 4.17 per euro for the most part of the session. It hit the day’s low at 4.1765 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.1732 to the euro, a new low since March 17. Against the Swiss franc, the leu fell to the weakest rate since December 2010, at 3.4432 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 2.7%-3.2% a year.