Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.4% on the day to 3.1885 units, a fresh record high in two and a half years.
The leu opened at 4.441 per euro, from 4.4375/4.4405 per euro at Monday close, and traded in a tight range in the first half of the session, amid low volumes.
The local market was not influenced by the central bank’s decision to keep its key rate unchanged at 3.5% at the Tuesday monetary policy meeting, as the move was widely expected.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.44/4.442 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2.8%-3.3% a year.