The leu also firmed against the Swiss franc in late action Wednesday, trading at 4.34 units, stronger than the reference rate of 4.3632 units set by the Romanian central bank Wednesday at noon.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.97% on the day to 3.9258 units.
Wednesday, the Swiss franc remained stable against the euro on external markets, trading at 0.9746 units per 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 0.21%-0.61% a year, from 0.23%-0.65% a year Tuesday.