Friday, the leu closed at 4.3555/4.3565 to the euro.
The national currency opened flat versus the euro and traded between 4.353 per euro and 4.358 per euro throughout the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3558 per euro, from 4.3545 per euro in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu lost almost 1% on the day to 3.323 units.
On the money market, overnight rates inched down to 1.5%-2% a year, from 1.6%-2.1% a year Friday.