Euro jumps to new high against leu

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The Romanian leu fell on Thursday against the euro, which was calculated by the National Bank of Romania (BNR) at RON 5.1222. This represents an increase of 0.45%, marking a new historic high.

The leu also lost ground against the US dollar, which was quoted at RON 4.5369, up 1.05% versus yesterday.

Furthermore, the national currency depreciated against the Swiss franc, calculated by the BNR at RON 5.4930, up by 0.85% from the previous day, also reaching a historic high.

The price of one gram of gold decreased to  RON 487.06, from  RON 487.12 in the previous trading session.

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