The leu closed at 4.395 per euro, versus 4.3955/4.3965 per euro Friday.
Elsewhere in the region Monday afternoon, the Hungarian forint was losing 0.2% against the euro, while the Polish zloty was down 0.5%. Russia’s Gazprom said earlier today that Ukraine must pay upfront for its gas deliveries, raising concerns that the gas supply to the rest of Europe could be disrupted in the future.
The leu opened at 4.391 to the euro and hit a low of 4.401 per euro in early action. It later returned below 4.4 units and moved in a narrow range until closing.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3993 to the euro, slightly weaker on the day. The leu lost 0.4% versus the US dollar and its indicative reached 3.2516 units, its weakest level in three months.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.4%-0.9% a year.