On Monday, the reference rate was 4.5646 per euro.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s rate lost 0.2% to 3.5272 units.
The leu opened at 4.57/4.571 to the euro, similar to Monday closing levels. It 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 soon after.
By mid-session, the leu switched trend again, nearing 4.56 units, with some dealers suspecting an indirect intervention of the central bank.
At around 13:00 local time (GMT1000), the leu traded at 4.5665/4.569 per euro. Meanwhile, the Polish zloty traded down 0.15% versus euro, and the Hungarian forint was losing 0.3%.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.8%-5.3% a year, slightly up from 4.6%-5.1% a year Monday.