The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1501 units, down from 4.1413 Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.74% on the day to 3.9892 units.
The national currency opened flat at 4.4455 against the euro, and ranged from a high of 4.445 per euro and a low of 4.4565 per euro in the first part of the day.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.4555/4.4565 units against the euro.
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, overnight rates were at 0.27%-0.66%, from 0.29%-0.7% the previous day.