The leu closed at 4.1035/4.1055 to the euro, compared with 4.115/4.1155 to the euro at closing Friday.
Romania’s currency opened slightly weaker, but euro sale orders pushed it on an early upward trend to an early high at 4.104 per euro.
In the second part of the session, the leu traded in narrow ranges, and the leu gained even more ground, touching the day’s high at 4.1035 units.
Dealers said the other currencies in the region were also posting small gains, following the US dollar’s depreciation against the euro.
Romania’s central bank computed the leu’s indicative at 4.1054 per euro, little changed from 4.106 per euro in the previous session.
On the money market, overnight rates were almost flat at 2.7%-3.2% a year.