The leu closed at 4.534/4.5355 per euro, from 4.53/4.534 per euro at Friday close.
The currency opened at 4.5305/4.5325 to the euro and hovered around the opening level in the first part of the day, in a quiet market. In the afternoon, it touched a low of 4.5385 per euro.
The leu was not affected by Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
Partial results put the ruling coalition USL comfortably ahead of rivals, in line with estimations. USL won 60% of the Senate votes and 58.6% of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5339 per euro, marginally stronger on the day. However, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.2% against the US dollar at 3.5133 units, versus 3.5067 units Friday.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.1%-5.6% a year.