The leu opened at 4.5300/4.5340 per euro, higher from 4.532/4.535 per euro at Friday close. At 10:10 a.m., the leu traded flat.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5396 units to the euro, slightly weaker from 4.5362 to the euro Thursday. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative was set at 3.6984 units, from 3.6745 units in the previous session.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates increased at 5.25% – 5.75% a year.