In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.421/4.423 against the euro, from 4.42 per euro at Friday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4185 per euro and a low of 4.42 per euro.
The Romanian leu slightly gained ground versus the euro by midday Friday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4136 units, up 0.09% from 4.4177 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.29% on the day to 4.062 units. The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2656 units, similar with 4.2654 Thursday.