The leu closed at 4.4953 to the euro Monday, lower than 4.4832 per euro on December 31- the last trading day of 2014.
Monday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4973 units, the weakest in more than nine months.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s exchange rate lost 2.4% to 3.7742 units, the weakest reference since August 3, 2012.
On the Bucharest money market, overnight rates fell to 0.09% – 0.51% a year Monday, from 0.14% – 0.57% a year on the last trading of 2014.