The leu opened at 4.512/4.514 per euro, from 4.507/4.5095 per euro at Thursday close. The market was closed Friday for a national holiday.
At around 10:00 am, the currency traded at 4.5145/4.517 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5095 to the euro Thursday, the highest rate in two months.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 6%-7% a year.