Within the first hour, the leu continued to strengthen and, at around 10:20 local time (GMT0820), it was trading at 4.309/4.31 to the euro.
The central bank set Tuesday the leu’s reference at 4.3125 per euro, a new record high in the past two months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.53% on the day to 3.2953 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 2%-3% a year.