The leu opened at 4.4670 to the euro, from 4.4715/4.4730 at Monday’s close.
The national currency soon started to lose ground and, and at around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), it was trading at 4.4735/4.4745 versus the euro.
The central bank set Monday the leu’s reference at 4.4754 to the euro, 0.16% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.2851 units.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.75%-3.25% a year.