The leu closed at 4.537/4.539 per euro, from 4.532/4.533 per euro Friday.
The local currency opened at 4.5335 to the euro. It depreciated toward 4.54 per euro in early trade and stayed near that level for the rest of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5374 versus the euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.5% to 3.3472 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.5%-1% a year, little changed on the day.