Wednesday, the national currency ranged between a high of 4.4492 versus the euro and a low of 4.46 per euro.
Wednesday, the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4503 units, down 0.05% from 4.448 the previous day, touching the lowest value this month.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1623 units, up from 4.1895 Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.07% on the day to 3.9079 units.
The Swiss franc touched record highs on the Romanian market starting with January 15, after it gained nearly 30% against the euro following Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro.
In the money market Wednesday, overnight rates were stable at 0.17%-0.51% a year.