Monday, the leu closed at 4.343/4.344 per euro.
The currency opened at 4.336/4.338 per euro and further gained ground, helped by euro sales from commercial banks. It briefly returned toward 4.34 to the euro around noon before strengthening once again, in line with its neighbors.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3297 versus the euro, the highest level in two weeks. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.3% on the day to 3.3506 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 3.7%-4.2% a year, from 4.2%-4.7% a year Monday.