The leu opened at 4.355/4.358 per euro, from 4.358/4.363 per euro at Friday’s closing. It further gained ground and at around 10:00 hours traded at 4.3525/4.354 per euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was down 0.2% versus the euro, while the Hungary’s forint was losing 0.3%.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3497 per euro Friday, 0.2% stronger on the day.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 3.5%-4% a year.