The leu closed at 4.4335 per euro, down from 4.4165 per euro the previous day.
Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday that Romania’s government failed to agree with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission on several energy issues, adding the agreement stays in place and a new review will take place in April.
In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.42/4.423 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.417 per euro and a low of 4.4363 per euro throughout the day.
The Swiss franc lost 0.5% against the euro on international markets and traded at 0.9585 units against the euro at around 16:30 local time.
The Romanian leu lost ground versus the Swiss franc by midday Monday and the Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the Swiss franc at 4.214 units, from 4.1808 the previous day.
The leu lost 0.3% against the euro, and the central bank set the leu’s reference rate versus the euro at 4.4274 units. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.31% on the day to 3.9089 units.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 0.15%-0.52%, from 0.14%-0.54% a year Friday.