The leu closed near 4.5 to the euro, from 4.45 per euro Monday.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were losing around 5% versus the euro.
The leu opened at 4.45/4.455 per euro and further depreciated, hitting the day’s low of 4.502 to the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4801 versus the euro, 0.5% weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.2% to 3.3481 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2%-2.5% a year.