The leu opened at 4.45/4.455 to the euro, close to Monday closing levels, but it gradually lost ground, reaching 4.465/4.467 to the euro at around 10:10 local time (GMT0710)
The central bank set Monday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4581 per euro, little moved from 4.459 per euro in the previous session.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were steady at around 2%-2.5% a year.