Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.6% to 3.302 units.
The leu opened at 4.305 per euro, from 4.303/4.305 per euro at Friday close. Monday, the market was closed for Easter. It further appreciated, hitting an early high of 4.299 to the euro, but it later turned to losses amid growing demand for foreign currency.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded slightly above 4.31 per euro.
In the money market, overnight rates fell to 3.8%-4.3% a year, from 4.1%-4.6% a year Friday.