Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost almost 0.4% on the day to 3.2486 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.35/4.353 per euro, but further lost ground, and traded slightly above 4.35 per euro in the first half of the session.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were also weakening versus the euro, after Standard & Poor’s put the ratings of 15 euro-zone states on negative watch and warned of possible downgrades.
Revised data on the third-quarter economic growth showing the gross domestic product grew at a slightly slower pace than previously thought had no effects on the leu’s evolution in the morning.
The GDP advanced 1.8% on the quarter in July through September, compared with a 1.9% growth initially estimated, fresh data from the statistics institute showed earlier Tuesday.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.5%-6% a year.