The leu opened at 4.4180/4.4210 per euro, higher from 4.4260/4.4220 per euro at Friday’s close.
The local currency remained stable at 4.4150/4.4180 to the euro in the first hour of trading.
The central bank Friday set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4286 units versus the euro.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates rose to 5-5.5% a year.