The leu closed at 4.455/4.456 per euro, from 4.4455 per euro the previous day.
The national currency opened flat at 4.4455 against the euro, and ranged from a high of 4.445 per euro and a low of 4.4585 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the euro by midday Tuesday and the central bank’s reference fell 0.29% to 4.4551 units, the lowest rate in the last five weeks.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1501 units, down from 4.1413 Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.74% on the day to 3.9892 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.27%-0.66%, from 0.29%-0.7% the previous day.