The leu opened at 4.449/4.452 to the euro, compared with 4.445/4.4485 to the euro at Monday close, but it later gained slightly ground.
The local currency touched an early high at 4.443/4.445 per euro and traded around 4.445 units after the first hour of the session, while the transferred volumes were low.
Romania’s central bank set Monday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4485 per euro, about 0.2% weaker than 4.4403 per euro in the previous session.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were slightly down on the day at 4.1%-4.6% a year.