The leu lost 0.02% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4088 units.

Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.09% on the day to 3.8542 units.

The leu opened at 4.412/4.413 against the euro, from 4.409 per euro at Wednesday close.

At around 1:00 local time, Swiss franc traded at 0.9421 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 0.15%-0.53%, from 0.16%-0.55% Tuesday.