Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened marginally to 3.2658 units, from 3.2686 units a day earlier.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.353/4.355 to the euro, compared with 4.3545/4.356 to the euro at Monday close. It further depreciated and traded near 4.36 per euro in the first half of the session, in a quiet market.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.2%-1.7% a year, from 5%-5.5% a year in the previous day, as banks get ready to build their mandatory monthly minimum reserve requirements.