The leu closed at 4.417/4.4185 per euro, from 4.405/4.4065 per euro Thursday.
The local currency opened flat on the day, but further depreciated, hitting a six-week low of 4.4201 per euro in intraday trading.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4179 versus the euro, 0.5% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% to 3.2461 units, the lowest rate in three weeks.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 0.7%-1.2% a year, from 0.3%-0.8% a year Thursday.