Romania’s leu edged lower against the euro in mid trade Tuesday and the central bank’s reference weakened modestly to 4.091 units, from 4.0869 units a day earlier.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost nearly 0.5% on the day at 2.8656 units.
The leu opened up at 4.087/4.089 per euro, from 4.09/4.092 per euro at Monday’s closing, but further lost ground, as investors took profits.
At around GMT1000, the leu traded at 4.0905/4.091 to the euro, after hitting an early low at 4.094 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 2.2%-2.7% a year.