The leu closed at 4.343/4.344 per euro, from 4.353/4.355 per euro Friday.
The currency opened at 4.351/4.353 versus the euro and traded around those levels for the first half of the session. In the afternoon, the leu strengthened modestly against the euro and hit the day’s high of 4.342 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3514 to the euro, 0.2% stronger from a five-week low of 4.3625 units in the previous session. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.1% at 3.3615 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were down to 4.2%-4.7% a year.