The leu opened at 4.497/4.5 to the euro, weaker than 4.487/4.49 to the euro at Monday closing. It stayed around the opening levels for the fisrt hour of the session, as traded volumes were low.
The central bank set Monday the leu’s official exchange rate at 4.4975 per euro, stronger than 4.5042 in the previous session.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-5.5% a year.