The leu closed at 4.3925/4.395 per euro, from 4.397/4.398 per euro a day earlier.
The currency had opened at 4.3925/4.3975 to the euro, but further depreciated, hitting the day’s low of 4.4 to the euro in the first half of the session, amid growing demand for foreign currency.
The leu recouped in the afternoon and traded below 4.395 versus the euro until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3975 per euro, 0.3% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative shed almost 1% to 3.3997 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.1%-1.6% a year, from 2.75%-3.25% a year Thursday, amid liquidity surplus.