The leu opened at 4.345/4.347 versus the euro, slightly stronger from 4.3485/4.3495 per euro at Monday’s close.
In the first hour of trading, the local currency was trading at 4.351 to the euro and later returned to the opening level.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3428 versus the euro Monday, the weakest level in over three weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost about 0.2% on the day and hit a five-week low of 3.3701 units.