The leu opened at 4.43 units against the euro, and ranged from a high of 4.44 per euro and a low of 4.441 per euro throughout the day.
The Romanian leu slightly lost ground versus the euro by midday Monday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.433 units, down 0.05% from 4.4306 the previous day.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 1.57% on the day to 4.0791units.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.1878 units, higher from 4.199 Friday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.2%-0.57%, from 0.21%-0.58% a day before.