The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1413 units, up from 4.1664 Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.21% on the day to 3.9599 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.439 against the euro, from 4.4365 per euro at Friday close. At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.441 units against the euro.
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 0.29%-0.7%, from 0.3%-0.71% the previous day.