Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won nearly 1.3% at 2.9601 units.

The leu opened at 4.247/4.251 per euro, from 4.255/4.257 per euro at Monday’s closing. It further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.237 per euro.

At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at around 4.24 to the euro.

On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2.6%-3.1% a year.