Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.4767 units.

The leu opened slightly up at 4.44/4.443 per euro, from 4.4445/4.4455 per euro at Friday close, and moved in a tight range in the first half of the session.

At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.441/4.442 per euro.

Elsewhere in the region, the leu’s peers were gaining up to 0.5% versus the European common currency.

On the money market, overnight rates were at 4.6%-5.1% a year, slightly lower on the day.

The central bank injected 7.94 billion lei (EUR1.78 billion) in the market earlier Monday, the largest sum since February 2010.