On Monday, the bank announced an exchange rate of 4.4485 per euro.

Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference gained 0.33% to 3.451 units.

The leu opened at 4.449/4.452 to the euro, compared with 4.445/4.4485 to the euro at Monday close. The local currency traded in a narrow range around 4.445 units in the first half of the session on reduced volumes.

On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.1%-4.6% a year, from 4.5%-5% a year on Monday.