The leu continued to appreciate against the Swiss franc, trading at 4.329 units Thursday morning, stronger than the reference rate of 4.3632 units set by the Romanian central bank Wednesday at noon.
Against the US dollar, the leu traded at 3.9418 units Thursday, from 3.9258 units at Wednesday close.
The Swiss franc touched record highs on the Romanian market starting with January 15, after it gained nearly 30% against the euro following the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.21%-0.61% a year.