The leu closed at 4.4369 per euro, from 4.4335 per euro the previous day.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.431/4.433 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.43 per euro and a low of 4.4375 per euro throughout the day.
The Swiss franc lost 0.5% against the euro on international markets and traded at 0.9561 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Tuesday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2451 units, from 4.214 the previous day.
The leu lost 0.22% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.437 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.54% on the day to 3.93 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.53%, from 0.15%-0.52% a year Monday.