At around 16:30 local time, the leu traded at 4.4124 per euro, modestly lower from 4.4113 per euro at Thursday close.
The national currency opened slightly down at 4.412/4.414 against the euro Friday morning and, at around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.4099/4.413 to the euro.
Friday, the central bank’s reference lost a mere 0.02% to 4.4114 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.18% on the day to 3.4947 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.53%-3.03% Friday, from 2.89% – 3.39 a year Thursday.