At around 10:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.442/4.445 per euro, higher than 4.4525 to the euro at Wednesday close.
Thursday morning, the national currency ranged between a high of 4.442 per euro and a low of 4.4465 to the euro.
Wednesday, the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4503 units, down 0.05% from 4.448 the previous day, touching the lowest value this month.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1623 units, up from 4.1895 Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.07% on the day to 3.9079 units.
The Swiss franc touched record highs on the Romanian market starting with January 15, after it gained nearly 30% against the euro following Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro.