The leu gained 0.23% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.5005 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.69% on the day to 3.8721 units.
At around 1:00 pm, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.5/4.5015 to the euro, while the the Swiss franc traded at 1.0028 units against the euro on international markets, from 1.0026 at Wednesday’s closing.
The Swiss franc has recently touched record highs on the Romanian market, after it gained almost 30% against the euro last Thursday, following Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates stayed unchanged at 0.05%-0.42%.