The currency opened up at 4.365 per euro and hit an early high of 4.357 to the euro before turning to losses.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3667 to the euro, 0.2% stronger on the day. However, the leu’s indicative lost 0.4% versus the US dollar at 3.2154 units, from 3.2033 units Friday.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 5.7%-6.2% a year, from 5.9%-6.4% a year in the previous session.