The leu closed at 4.5225/4.5245 to the euro, barely changed fro, 4.5235/4.5255 to the euro Tuesday.
The national currency opened up at 4.519 per euro, but further lost ground, hitting the day’s low of 4.526 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5237 per euro, close to an all-time low of 4.5275 units reached Monday. Tuesday, the leu’s exchange rate was 4.5206 per euro. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.5% on the day to 3.6842 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, slightly down from 4.9%-5.4% a year in the previous day.