Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.26% on the day to 3.197 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.3/4.303 per euro and traded near that level for most of the morning, amid low volumes. It hit an early low of 4.3065 per euro before returning to 4.3 per euro toward midday.
On the money market, overnight rates rose to 5.8%-6.3% a year, from 3.8%-4.3% a year Friday.