The leu closed at 4.329/4.331 to the euro, compared with 4.31/4.312 to the euro at Monday closing.
It opened at 4.313/4.315 to the euro, but it further weakened as demand for euros was increasing. The local currency continued its depreciation to around 4.33 units, following the downward trend of European stock markets and the weakening of the other currencies in the region.
At Bucharest closing time, the Hungarian forint was down 0.9% against the euro, while the Polish zloty was losing 0.5%.
Romania’s central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3312 per euro, 0.6% weaker than Monday.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were slightly up on the day at 5.2%-5.7% a year.