Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.7% on the day to 3.269 units.
The leu opened at 4.34/4.343 per euro, from 4.3425/4.345 per euro at Friday’s closing, and further gained ground, hitting an early high of 4.3365 per euro.
It later changed course, mirroring neighboring currencies, and traded above 4.34 to the euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were at 5.6%-6.1% a year. The central bank pumped RON7.63 billion (EUR1.7 billion) into the market earlier Monday to boost liquidity.