The leu opened at 4.5750/4.5780 per euro, slightly stronger from 4.5755/ 4.5780 per euro at Monday’s closing.
The leu further gained ground, and shortly after 10:00 local time (GMT0700) it traded at 4.5710/4.5740 against the euro, mirroring the currencies in the region.
The central bank Monday set the leu’s reference rate at 4.5687 to the euro, from 4.5658 to the euro in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.16% on the day to 3.5248 units.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 5.1%-5.5% a year.