Tuesday, the leu closed at 4.5645/4.5665 per euro.
The national currency opened higher on the day at 4.554/4.556 per euro, but further lost ground, trading near 4.5655 per euro in the second half of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5647 to the euro, modestly stronger from an all-time low of 4.5651 to the euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.5% to 3.7309 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.2%-1.7% a year, slightly lower on the day, amid liquidity surplus.