The leu closed at 4.4745/4.4775 per euro, from 4.4715/4.473 per euro Monday.
The local currency opened at 4.467 to the euro and hit an early low of 4.476 per euro before returning toward 4.47 per euro at around noon. In the second half of the day, the leu depreciated slightly and reached a low of 4.4785 versus the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4723 against the euro, 0.16% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.2851 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.7%-3.2% a year.