The leu opened flat on the day and stayed near that level in the first hour, with investors showing little interest in the national currency. In the second half of the day, the leu traded slightly above 4.4 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4026 to the euro, weaker from 4.3998 per euro Monday. However, the leu’s indicative gained 0.14% against the US dollar to 3.2828 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.1%-5.6% a year, from 5.6%-6.1% a year Monday.