The leu closed at 4.3945/4.3965 per euro, slightly higher from 4.402/4.4045 per euro at Friday close.
The leu opened at flat 4.4 per euro and further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.387 to the euro. At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.3915/4.3935 versus the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s a reference rate at 4.3919 units, up 0.15% from the previous day, a new record level in the past 10 months. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was 3.2286, from 3.2307 Friday.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.87%-2.37% a year, from 1.89%-2.39% a year Friday.