The leu opened at 4.391 per euro and further appreciated, hitting the day’s high of 4.3865 per euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.3873 versus the euro, the strongest rate in three weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative gained 0.24% to 3.2638 units.
In the money market, overnight rates dipped to 1.7%-2.2% a year, from 2%-2.5% a year Friday.