Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won nearly 1% on the day at 2.8571 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.125/4.127 per euro and further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.1185 per euro. It later switched course and, at around 13.00 local time, traded at 4.1205/4.122 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining 0.5% on average versus the European common currency, on higher optimism from investors following talks on possible new international aid for financially troubled Greece.
On the money market, overnight rates rose modestly to 4.4%-4.9% a year, from 4.3%-4.8% a year Monday.