The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1895 units, down from 4.1824 Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.36% on the day to 3.9052 units.
The leu opened at 4.445/4.447 per euro, from 4.4441 to the euro at Monday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.4478 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9415 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 0.17%-0.51%, from 0.16%-0.53% Monday.