The leu opened at 4.444 per euro Monday, similar to 4.445/4.446 at Friday close.
By 10:30 local time (GMT0730), the leu traded at 4.4490/4.4500 versus the euro.
The Romanian central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4511 versus euro Friday, the lowest rate since July 3. However, the leu strengthened against the US dollar to 3.3365 units.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 1.4%-1.9% a year.