Friday, the leu closed ay 4.5125/4.515 to the euro.
The leu opened down against the euro and traded near 4.52 per euro for most of the session.
The central bank’s reference rate weakened for the fifth consecutive day and touched 4.5175 against the euro, the lowest level in six weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost almost 1% on the day to 3.4977 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 1.1%-1.6% a year Friday.