However, the leu lost more than 0.4% against the US dollar, as the exchange rate was set at 3.3126 units, from 3.2983 units Monday.
The leu opened flat and stayed above 4.35 per euro in the first part of the session. It touched an early low at 4.3535/4.3560 to the euro, while the other currencies in the region were losing up to 0.3% against the European coin, as weak economic growth prospects for the euro-zone and China and the Greece debt talks weighed in.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 2%-2.5% a year, from 2.4%-2.9% a year Monday.