In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.438/4.441 against the euro, from 4.4366 per euro at Monday close and touched a high of 4.439 per euro and a low of 4.44 to the euro.
The Romanian leu fell versus the US dollar by midday Monday and the central bank’s reference lost 0.23% to 4.2107 units, a new record low.
Against the euro, the central bank’s reference gained 0.23% to 4.437 units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.194 units, down from 4.1728 Friday.