The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2388 units, slightly up from 4.2451 Tuesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.08% on the day to 3.927 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4385/4.439 against the euro, down from 4.4369 per euro at Tuesday close
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.441/4.443 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9539 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 0.16%-0.54%, from 0.13%-0.53% Tuesday.