The leu opened at 4.351/4.353 against the euro, compared to 4.3475/4,350 at closing the day before.
Within the first hour, the leu recovered the ground lost and, at around 10:00 local time (GMT0800), it was trading at 4.347/4.350 against the euro.
The central bank set Monday the leu’s reference at 4.3409 to the euro, weaker from 4.3397 to the euro a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% on the day to 3.269 units.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 5.5%-6% a year, compared to 5.6%-6.1% a year previously.