The currency opened flat versus the euro, but lost ground in early action, trading near 4.58 per euro for most of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5772 versus the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% to 3.5128 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.1%-1.6% a year, from 3.2%-3.7% a year Monday.