The leu closed at 4.444 per euro Tuesday, lower than 4.4366 to the euro at Monday close.
The Romanian leu slightly lost ground versus the euro by midday Tuesday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro 4.4389 units, down 0.04% from 4.437 Monday.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.72% on the day to 4.1805 units, after a record low in the previous day at 4.2107 units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1709 units, up from 4.194 Monday.
In the money market Tuesday, overnight rates were at 0.21%-0.57% a year, from 0.22%-0.58% Monday.