The local currency opened flat on the day, but appreciated modestly in the first half of the session, amid a quiet market. It then returned toward 4.47 to the euro and stayed around that level for the rest of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4646 to the euro, stronger from 4.4695 per euro Monday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.2342, little changed on the day.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.9%-2.4% a year.