Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.4% to 3.2243 units.

The leu opened flat at 4.393 to the euro and traded around that level during the first half of the session, amid low volumes.

At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.3915/4.3925 versus the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates rose to 1.5%-2% a year, from 0.2%-0.7% a year Monday, as banks begin to build up their monthly mandatory reserves.