The leu opened at 4.429/4.432 to the euro, from 4.4245/4.427 to the euro at Thursday close.
It stayed around 4.43 units in the first half of the trading session, in a quiet market with very low transferred volumes. In the afternoon, the leu weakened towards 4.44 units, but the traded volumes remained reduced.
The leu closed at 4.437/4.44 to the euro, the lowest quote of the day.
Romania’s central bank set the official exchange rate at 4.4291 per euro, very slightly changed from 4.4296 per euro the day before.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 5.9%-6.4% a year, down from 7%-7.5% a year Thursday.