The leu closed at 4.416 to the euro Thursday, lower than 4.409 per euro at Wednesday close.
Thursday, the leu lost 0.02% against the euro and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4088 units.
The national currency closed at 4.1801 units per Swiss franc Thursday, lower than the reference rate of 4.1522 units set by the central bank Thursday at noon. At around 1:00 local time Thursday, the Swiss franc traded at 0.9421 units against the euro on international markets.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.09% on the day to 3.8542 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, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.53% a year Thursday, from 0.16%-0.55% a year Wednesday.