The currency opened at 4.52/4.522 per euro, from 4.5218/4.5231 per euro at Monday close. At around 10:00, the leu traded at 4.5225/4.5255 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5178 per euro Monday, stronger on the day.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year.