The leu closed at 4.4455 per euro, from 4.4365 per euro the previous day.
The national currency opened at 4.439 against the euro, and ranged from a high of 4.4385 per euro and a low of 4.4385 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the euro by midday Monday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4424 units, down 0.1% from 4.4381 the previous day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1413 units, up from 4.1664 Friday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.21% on the day to 3.9599 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.29%-0.7%, from 0.3%-0.71% the previous day.