The leu closed at 4.4165 to the euro, almost unchanged from 4.416 per euro at Thursday close.
Friday, 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.
The national currency closed at 4.1935 units per Swiss franc Friday evening, lower than the reference rate of 4.1808 units set by the central bank Friday at noon. At around 1:00 local time, on the Romanian market, the leu traded at 4.413/4.415 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9472 units against the euro on international markets.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day to 3.8583 units.
The Swiss franc touched record highs on the Romanian market starting January 15, after it gained nearly 30% against the euro following the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro.
In the money market Friday, overnight rates were at 0.14%-0.54% a year, from 0.15%-0.53% a year Thursday.