The leu closed at 4.4976 per euro, slightly up from 4.5067 per euro the previous day.
The Swiss franc gained ground against the euro on international markets in the second half of the day and traded at 1.0122 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4975 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.497 per euro and a low of 4.5025 per euro throughout the day.
The leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Thursday and the Romanian central bank’s reference fell 0.2% to 4.5152 units per Swiss franc, a new record low.
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.
In the money market, overnight rates stayed unchanged at 0.05%-0.42% a year.