The leu closed at 4.5/4.5015 per euro, from 4.5065/4.5085 per euro Monday.
The local currency opened at 4.509/4.511 to the euro and traded near those levels for the first half of the session, amid a quiet market. In the afternoon, the leu strengthened below 4.51 per euro, but the trading volume was very low.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5085 versus the euro, slightly stronger from 4.5114 per euro Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.16% to 3.242 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.4%-0.9% a year, down from 0.5%-1% a year in the previous day.