Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated 1.6% to 3.1818 units, from 3.13 units a day earlier.
The leu opened down at 4.34/4.343 to the euro, from 4.33/4.3325 to the euro at Monday’s closing. It further lost ground, as Moody’s warned that it may put France’s Aaa credit rating under negative watch, due to weakened government financial strength.
A less-than-estimated third quarter economic growth in China fueled investor pessimism.
At around 13:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.352/4.3535 per euro, after hitting an early low of 4.3555 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates fell slightly to 4.7%-5.2% a year, from 4.8%-5.3% a year Monday.