The leu opened at 4.4155/4.4180 per euro, slightly weaker from 4.4130/4.4135 per euro at Monday’s close.
The local currency gained little ground and traded at 4.4135/4.4150 per euro at 10:10 local time (GMT0810).
The central bank Monday set the leu’s reference at 4.4154 versus the euro, stronger from this year’s low of 4.4286 units recorded Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.8% on the day to 3.3948 units.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates dropped to 4.6%-5.1% a year, from 4.9%-5.4% a year in the previous session.