The national currently last touched an all-time low of 4.8184 per euro on Monday (March 9).
On Friday (March 13), the leu stood at 4.8174 units to the euro.
Central bank spokesperson Dan Suciu told Digi24 that the central bank’s objective is to keep the national currency stable, considering the turmoil around us.
The leu also depreciated against the Swiss franc on Monday, standing at 4.5699 units, from 4.5643 units on Monday. The leu touched an all-time low of 4.5817 units versus the Swiss franc in January 2015.
The leu also lost ground against the US dollar on Monday, reaching 4.3202 units, from 4.3155 on Friday.
The price of gold plunged to RON208.8575 on Monday, from RON220.1762 on Friday.
Romania has 158 confirmed cases of coronavirus until Monday, March 16, after 19 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours, according to the strategic communications group. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis has declared state of emergency starting Monday (March 16), in order to allow the Government to better manage the coronavirus crisis.