The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1178 units, down from 4.104 Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.05% on the day to 3.8932 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded above 4.425 against the euro, from 4.422 per euro at Wednesday close.
At around 1:00 local time, the Swiss franc traded at 0.9307 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 0.26%-0.66%, from 0.25%-0.65% the previous day.