On Monday, the central bank set the rate at 4.4947 per euro.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s exchange rate gained slightly to 3.299 units, from 3.3009 units in the previous day.
The leu opened at 4.495 to the euro, close to Monday closing levels, but it soon slid towards 4.5 to the euro. By mid-session, the leu traded around 4.5 to the euro in a quiet market, while the other currencies in the region were losing up to 0.5% against the single coin.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates fell to 0.7%-1.2% a year, from 0.9%-1.4% a year the day before.