The leu closed at 4.456/4.4585 per euro, from 4.465/4.469 per euro Monday. Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing up to 0.6% versus the euro.
The national currency opened at 4.467 per euro and further gained ground, hitting a high of 4.4475 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4652 to the euro, slightly changed from 4.4654 per euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.12% to 3.5723 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 4.9%-5.4% a year Monday.