The leu opened at 4.349/4.35 per euro, from 4.359/4.36 per euro at Friday’s closing.
At around 10:15 local time (GMT0815), the leu traded at 4.352/4.353 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were also advancing versus the euro, after Italy’s new government announced new austerity measures to cut spending and reduce the budget deficit.
The Romanian central bank Friday set the leu’s reference at 4.3535 per euro, slightly stronger on the day.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 5.5%-6% a year.