However, the leu’s indicative weakened 0.2% against the US dollar at 3.5133 units, versus 3.5067 units Friday.
The leu opened flat at 4.5305/4.5325 to the euro and hovered around the opening level in the first part of the day, amid a quiet market. The leu was not affected by Sunday’s parliamentary elections.
Partial results put the ruling coalition USL comfortably ahead of rivals, in line with estimations. USL won 60% of the Senate votes and 58.6% of the votes in the Chamber of Deputies.
In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 5.1%-5.6% a year.