The leu closed at 4.465/4.468 per euro, from 4.475/4.478 per euro Monday.
The local currency opened flat at 4.475 to the euro and further appreciated, reaching the day’s high of 4.463 versus the euro in the second part of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4693 per euro, the strongest rate in nearly seven weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative leu gained 0.5% to 3.2351.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 1.6%-2.1% a year.