The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2024 units, up from 4.2388 Wednesday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.48% on the day to 3.9081 units.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4405/4.4425 against the euro, from 4.4516 per euro at Wednesday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.4295/4.4315 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded up 0.2% at 0.9479 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%-0.55%, from 0.16%-0.54% Wednesday.