The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1532 units, slightly up from 4.1595 Wednesday.

The national currency opened at 4.4505 units against the euro, from 4.4555 units at Wednesday closing, and reached a high of 4.445 per euro in the first part of the day.

At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.445/4.446 units against the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 0.26%-0.64%.