In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4895/4.49 against the euro, slightly up from 4.4976 per euro at Thursday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4875 per euro and a low of 4.4905 per euro.
On international markets, at around 10:30 local time, the Swiss franc traded at 1.0123 units against the euro, similar with Thursday afternoon.
The leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Thursday and the Romanian central bank’s reference fell 0.2% to 4.5152 units per Swiss franc, a new record low.
The leu gained 0.23% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.5005 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.69% on the day to 3.8721 units.