The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1664 units, down from 4.1178 Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.5% on the day to 3.9515 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.43 against the euro, from 4.428 per euro at Thursday close.
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 0.3%-0.71%, from 0.26%-0.66% the previous day.