The leu opened at 4.41 per euro, from 4.413/4.416 per euro at Monday close, but further lost ground, hitting the day’s low of 4.4295 to the euro in the second half of the day.
The central bank left the leu’s reference rate unchanged at 4.425 versus the euro. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.15% on the day to 3.3243 units.
In the money market, overnight rates inched down to 1.5%-2% a year, from 1.6%-2.1% a year Monday.