The leu gained 0.28% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4585 units.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.97% on the day to 3.9258 units.
The leu opened at 4.4625/4.464 per euro, higher from 4.469 to the euro at Tuesday close.
At around 1:00 local time, on the local market, the leu traded at 4.458/4.46 to the euro while the Swiss franc traded at 0.9783 units against the euro on international markets, from 0.9829 units at Tuesday’s closing.
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 0.21%-0.61%, from 0.23%-0.65% Tuesday.