Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was up 0.2% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was gaining 0.3%.
The leu opened at 4.26/4.263 per euro and further gained ground, amid a positive sentiment in the region. It hit an early high of 4.25 to the euro, but it started to retreat afterward and traded just below 4.26 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2579 to the euro, stronger from 4.2611 to the euro Monday.
On the money market, overnight rates retreated modestly to 2.1%-2.6% a year, from 2.2%-2.7% a year in the previous day.