In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4201 against the euro, from 4.4188 per euro at Monday close. It ranged from a high of 4.4185 per euro and a low of 4.421 per euro.
The Romanian leu slightly lost ground versus the euro by midday Monday and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4192 units, down 0.08% from 4.4157 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.83% on the day to 4.0244 units. The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.2309 units, lower from 4.2296 Friday.