The leu opened at 4.435/4.436 per euro, lower than 4.4315 to the euro at Monday close.
Monday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4347 units, up 0.15% from 4.4412 units Friday.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.17% on the day to 3.5758 units.
In the money market Tuesday, overnight rates were at 0.5%-1% a year, from 0.46%-0.94% a year Monday.