Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 1% versus the European common currency, following weaker-than-expected jobs data in the US, which renewed fears that the world’s number one economy could slide back into recession.
The leu opened down at 4.237 per euro and further lost ground, trading near 4.24 per euro for most part of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2418 to the euro, down 0.26% from 4.2306 to the euro Thursday.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.3%-5.8% a year, from 5.6%-6.1% a year in the previous session.