The leu opened at 4.365/4.367 per euro, from 4.368/4.3685 per euro at Monday’s closing. At around 10:00 hours, the leu traded at 4.3655/4.3675 per euro, after hitting an early high of 4.364 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was lowing 0.3% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.5%.
The Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3683 to the euro Monday, slightly stronger on the day.
On the money market Tuesday morning, overnight rates were at 2.5%-3% a year.