The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.144 units, slightly down from 4.1288 Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.34% on the day to 3.9378 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4515/4.4525 against the euro, higher from 4.4575 per euro at Friday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.4511/.4529 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9306 units against the euro on international markets.
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.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.53%, from 0.16%-0.51% the previous day.