The leu opened flat against euro, but gained ground after the first trading hours, hitting the day’s high of 4.4715 versus the euro in the second half of the session.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4754 to the euro, 0.16% stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% to 3.2851 units.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.8%-3.3% a year, from 3.1%-3.6% a year Friday.