Tuesday, the currency closed at 4.401/4.402 versus the euro.
The leu opened at 4.3935/4.395 per euro and further appreciated, hitting the day’s high of 4.3845 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3887 to the euro, the strongest rate in one month. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.9% on the day to 3.3508 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.1%-1.6% a year, amid liquidity surplus.