The leu closed at 4.4840/4.4860 to the euro, weaker from 4.4725/4.4735 to the euro Monday.
It had opened at 4.4720/4.4730 per euro, but fell after the first hour of the session, and touched an early low at 4.49 units. The local currency recouped part of the ground lost later on, but it stayed around 4.485 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4834 against the euro, slightly weaker from 4.4792 per euro a day before. Against the US dollar however, the leu’s rate gained mildly to 3.5031 units, from 3.5049 units the day before.
In the money market, overnight rates were almost flat at 4.8%-5.3% a year.