Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.73% to 3.1396 units, the weakest figure since February 16.
The leu opened down at 4.282/4.284 per euro, from 4.2675/4.2695 per euro at Friday’s closing. It further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.2915 per euro.
At around 13:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.2815/4.282 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4%-4.5% a year.