The leu opened at 4.528/4.53 per euro, similar to the values at Friday closing. It further varied very slightly, between 4.5285 and 4.531 units.
“The local market, like the other markets in the region, is quiet and traded volumes are low,” a dealer said.
Romania’s central bank set Friday the leu’s official exchange rate at 4.5236 per euro, with the local currency continuing a strengthening trend in the past eight sessions.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates rose slightly to 5.2%-5.7% a year.