The leu opened at 4.350/4.351 against the euro, compared to 4.350/4.3515 against the euro at closing the day before.
Within the first hour of trading, the leu rose slightly and traded at 4.3475/4.3495 per euro at around 10:00 local time (GMT0800).
The central bank set Monday the leu’s reference at 4.3525 to the euro, from 4.3535 to the euro in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.17% to 3.2468 units.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates rose to 4%-4.5% a year, from 3.7%-4.2% a year the day before.