Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative also lost 0.82% on the day to 3.4827 units.

The leu opened at 4.415 to the euro, lower from 4.406 per euro at Friday close. At around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.4145/4.4165 to the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 3.2%-3.7%, from 3.08%-3.58% a year Friday.