Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference rate gained 1.3% to 3.1738 units.
The leu opened at 4.308/4.31 per euro, similar to Friday’s closing levels, and the leu stayed above 4.3 units in the first half of the session. Around 13:00 local time (GMT1000), the leu traded at 4.3045/4.3055 to the euro.
The other currencies in the region posted even bigger gains against the euro, of around 1%, on a positive sentiment following the approval of a plan to rescue French-Belgian lender Dexia.
On the money market, overnight rates stayed flat at some 5%-5.5% a year.