The Romanian currency leu has depreciated on Monday against major currencies, following the first round of presidential elections in Romania.
The national currency weakened against the euro, which the National Bank of Romania (BNR) calculated at RON 4.9775, an increase of RON 0.02 compared to the previous rate of RON 4.9773.
The leu also lost ground against the US dollar, which was quoted at RON 4.3903, up by RON 0.52 bani (+0.12%), compared to Friday's rate of RON 4.3851.
Conversely, the national currency appreciated against the Swiss franc, calculated by the BNR at RON 5.3278, a decrease of RON 0.52 (-0.09%), from the previous rate of RON 5.3330.
The price of gold increased to RON 466.0411 per gram, from RON 460.2343 in the previous session.
