The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.104 units, up from 4.1413 Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.97% on the day to 3.8952 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.44/4.4414 against the euro, from 4.4433 per euro at Tuesday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.42/4.423 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9283 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 flat at 0.25%-0.65%.