In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.42/4.423 against the euro, slightly down from 4.4165 per euro at Friday close. It ranged from a high of 4.417 per euro and a low of 4.423 per euro.
On international markets, at around 10:30 local time, the Swiss franc traded at 0.9515 units against the euro.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Friday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1808 units, from 4.1522 units the previous day.
The leu lost 0.12% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4143 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day to 3.8583 units.