The leu closed at 4.412 per euro, lower than 4.405 to the euro at Monday close.
The Romanian leu slightly lost ground versus the euro by midday Tuesday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4098 units, down 0.08% from 4.4061 the previous day, unaffected by the key rate cut by Romania’s central bank.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.25% on the day to 4.1115 units, following the appreciation of the dollar on the international market.
In the money market Tuesday, overnight rates were at 1.93%-2.38% a year, from 1.84%-2.28% a year the previous day.