The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1904 units, up from 4.2024 Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.39% on the day to 3.8927 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.437/4.4385 against the euro, from 4.438 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 1:00 local time, the Swiss franc traded up 0.2% at 0.9436 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 at 0.14%-0.54%, from 0.15%-0.55% Thursday.