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The American dollar, the Swiss Franc and gold, at historic maximum
The national currency appreciated on Monday by comparison to euro, which was calculated by the BNR at 4.9490 lei, dropping by 0.01 bani against the previous quotation, of 4.9491 lei.
On the other hand, the leu lost ground to the American dollar which was 4.5714 lei up by 7.30 bani (+1.62%) as compared to Friday when it was 4.4984 lei.
The national currency lost against the Swiss Franc, calculated by BNR at 4.9399 lei, up by 4.20 bani (0.85%) against 4.8979 lei, the previous quotation.
The gold gram got more expensive on Monday by 12.47 lei (4.43%) up to the value of 293.9846 lei, from 281.5126 lei in the previous session.
On the international markets, the European currencies dropped on Monday morning at new minimum as the war in Ukraine goes on, which determines the traders to sell a part of the assets in liquidity, says Bloomberg.
On the markets in Asia, the euro got to parity with the Swiss Franc, for the first time after January 2015, due to the worries of the investors with regard to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Similarly, the Polish zlot reached a historic minimum by comparison to the euro. Over the last week, all currencies in Eastern Europe depreciated by comparison to the dollar, the first being the Russian rouble.
No European currency escaped the trend for selling over the last month. The euro, the second most traded currency at world level, depreciated with almost 5%.