The leu closed at 4.393 per euro Monday.
The leu opened at 4.393/4.397 to the euro, similar to Monday closing levels, and it slipped to 4.395/4.399 units after the first trades. The national currency lost ground against the euro by mid-day Tuesday, trading at 4.406/4.409 to the euro.
Tuesday, the central bank set the reference rate 4.4054 units, 0.15% weaker than yesterday, when it was set at 4.3989 per euro. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost more than 0.3%, to 3.3594 units, from 3.3485 units Monday.
On the money market, overnight rates were stable at 2%-2.5% a year.