The leu closed at 4.5715/4.5740 per euro, from 4.5690/4.5710 per euro Monday.
It opened at 4.57/4.571 to the euro, similar to Monday closing levels, and gained some ground in the first minutes of trading, touching an early high at 4.5635/4.565 per euro before returning to the opening values. By mid-session, the leu switched trend again, nearing 4.56 units, with some dealers suspecting an indirect intervention of the central bank.
In the afternoon, the leu broke the 4.57 barrier and touched the day’s low at 4.576 against the euro.
The central bank Tuesday set the leu’s reference at 4.5642 units, almost unchanged from the previous day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s rate lost 0.2% to 3.5272 units.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.8%-5.3% a year, slightly up from 4.6%-5.1% a year in the previous session.