The leu opened at 4.533, down from 4.513/4.515 per euro at Monday close, but then started to gain ground in the first hours of the session.
At 10:30 a.m. (GMT0830), the leu traded at 4.518/4.52 against the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5169 per euro, 0.4% weaker on the day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.2776 units, 0.5% weaker on the day.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 2% – 3% a year, from 2.3% – 2.8% a year a day before.