The leu closed at 4.37/4.372 per euro, from 4.364/4.365 per euro at previous closing.
It opened slightly up at 4.3615/4.363 units, but euro buy orders in the first part of the session weighed in on the Romanian currency. The leu touched the day’s low at 4.373 per euro and stayed above 4.37 per euro until closing time.
The central bank set the exchange rate at 4.3688 to the euro, barely moved from 4.3691 to the euro on Monday.
On the money market, overnight rates were stable at 3.5%-4% a year.