Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining around 0.5% versus the European common currency, after eurozone officials said the latest bailout program for troubled Greece was on the right track and could be approved as early as Monday.
The national currency opened at 4.352/4.355 to the euro and ranged between 4.353 per euro and 4.355 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3533 per euro, slightly weaker on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference won 1.07% to 3.31 units, from 3.3457 units in the previous session.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 1.7%-2.2% a year.