The leu opened at 4.4833 against the euro, down from 4.478 per euro at Friday close. In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.483/4.485 against the euro and ranged from a high of 4.4833 per euro and a low of 4.4844 per euro in early trade.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4887 units, down 0.01% on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.34% on the day to 3.8001 units.