In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.426/4.4275 against the euro, slightly down from 4.4239 per euro at Monday close. It ranged from a high of 4.425 per euro and a low of 4.427 per euro.
Monday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4304 units, up 0.13% from 4.436 units Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.86% on the day to 3.5457 units.
In the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 0.1%-0.6%, from 0.08%-0.58% a year Monday.