The leu opened at 4.425 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.432/4.433 per euro at Monday close.
At around 10:20 local time, the national currency traded at 4.4305/4.432 against the euro.
Monday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4328 versus the euro, slightly weaker from an eight-month high of 4.4295 units recorded in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative retreated 0.4% to 3.22 units.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.2%.