In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.504/4.507 against the euro, from 4.508 per euro at Friday close.
On international markets, the Swiss franc traded at 1.0016 units against the euro in early trade .
Last Thursday, the Swiss franc gained almost 30% against the euro, touching a record high on international markets, after Swiss National Bank decided to scrap the minimum exchange rate ceiling against the euro, considering it is no longer necessary.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.5095 units, down 0.14% on the day. Also Friday, the Romanian central bank’s reference fell 2.2% at 4.4228 units per Swiss franc, a new all-time low. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative fell 0.92% on the day to 3.8863 units.