The leu lost 0.12% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4143 units.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day to 3.8583 units.
The leu opened at 4.411/4.414 against the euro, slightly up from 4.416 per euro at Thursday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.413/4.415 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9472 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%-0.53% Thursday.