In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.405/4/408 against the euro, slightly down from 4.396 per euro at Monday close. It ranged from a high of 4.403 per euro and a low of 4.406 per euro.
On international markets, at around 10:30 local time, the Swiss franc traded at 0.9523 units against the euro.
The Romanian leu gained ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Monday and the Romanian central bank’s reference rose 1.6% to 4.1766 units per Swiss franc, for the sixth consecutive session after a record low of 4.5817 units.
The leu gained 0.71% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4109 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.69% on the day to 3.8885 units.