A day earlier, the leu closed at 4.566/4.5685 per euro.
The national currency opened slightly up at 4.564/4.566 per euro, but depreciated in early action, hitting a low of 4.5695 per euro. It reversed trend once again in the afternoon, amid a positive sentiment in the region as investors hope the US Reserve might announce new steps to stimulate economic growth at a two-day presentation in Congress Tuesday and Wednesday.
However, the leu’s exchange rate weakened for a third straight session to a new record low of 4.5651 units, from 4.5571 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.76% on the day to 3.7113 units. Monday, the leu fell to a historic low of 3.7399 units versus the greenback.
In the money market, overnight rates slid to 1.3% -1.8% a year, from 2.3%-2.8% a year Monday after the central bank injected 8.21 billion lei (EUR1.8 billion) in a one-week repurchase agreement operation.