The leu opened at 4.320/4.322 to the euro, compared to 4.323/4.325 to the euro at closing the day before.
Within the first hour, the leu weakened slightly and, at around 10:15 local time (GMT0815), it was trading at 4.324/4.3255 against the euro.
The central bank set Monday the leu’s reference at 4.3347 per euro, a little weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost over 1% to 3.4245 units, the lowest rate since July 2010.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 2%-3% a year, slightly up on the day.