The leu closed at 4.3565/4.3585 per euro, from 4.3545/4.356 per euro a day earlier.
It opened slightly up at 4.353/4.355 to the euro, but further lost ground, trading close to 4.36 to the euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3571 versus the euro, weaker from 4.3481 per euro Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative strengthened marginally to 3.2658 units, from 3.2686 units a day earlier.
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.