The leu closed at 4.248/4.25 per euro, from 4.24/4.243 per euro Friday.
It opened flat on the day, but later lost ground and hit an early low of 4.26 to the euro. By mid-session, the leu had partly recovered and traded near 4.25 to the euro for the rest of the day.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.2527 per euro, 0.7% weaker on the day.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.1%-4.6% a year.