The leu closed at 4.2635/4.2665 per euro, from 4.2705/4.2735 per euro Thursday.
It opened flat on the day, but started to retreat shortly after, hitting an early low of 4.284 per euro, with investors waiting for the results of the latest stress tests of European banks.
It later changed trend and touched the day’s high of 4.255 to the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2717 units, slightly stronger from 4.2778 units a day earlier.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 2.2%-2.7% a year.