Friday, the leu closed at 4.5025/4.5045 to the euro.
The currency opened slightly up at 4.5005/4.503 per euro and further appreciated, hitting the day’s high of 4.482 per euro in the second half of the session.
Elsewhere in the region, however, the leu’s peers were losing ground amid a negative sentiment after disappointing economic data from China.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4975 to the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.4302 units.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.7%-5.2% a year, from 4.5%-5% a year Friday. The central bank pumped RON8.89 billion (EUR1.9 billion) into the market earlier today via a one-week repurchase agreement operation, at an interest rate of 5.25% a year.