The leu lost 0.14% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4081 units.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.68% on the day to 3.8507 units.
The leu opened at 4.4055/4.41 against the euro, from 4,4080 per euro at Tuesday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.4055/4.41 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9441 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 0.16%-0.55%, from 0.19%-0.58% Tuesday.