Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.7% on the day to 3.5049 units.

The leu opened up at 4.47/4.4745 per euro, from 4.4765/4.4785 per euro at Friday close. It later lost ground, and at around 1:00 pm traded at 4.4785/4.4815 per euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.8%-5.3% a year.