The Swiss franc resumed its appreciation against the euro on international markets in the second half of the day, after a slight decline registered at midday, and traded at 1.0092 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.504/4.505 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.4503 per euro and a low of 4.513 per euro throughout the day.
The leu gained ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Tuesday and the Romanian central bank’s reference rose 0.8% at 4.4354 units per Swiss franc.
The leu lost 0.04% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.5037 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.09% on the day to 3.878 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 0.05%-0.41% a year, from 0.05%-0.42% a year a year Monday.