Tuesday, the leu closed at 4.35/4.352 to the euro.
The leu opened up at 4.3475/4.305 per euro and appreciated to a high of 4.338 per euro in the first half of the session. It later lost ground, and traded near 4.35 per euro until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3415 per euro, almost 0.2% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, however, the leu’s indicative lost over 1% to 3.3345 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 5.4%-5.8% a year, from 5.5%-6% a year in the previous day.