The leu opened at 4.26/4.263 against the euro, slightly stronger than 4.2625/4.2635 at closing the day before.
The leu continued to strengthen and, at around 10:00 local time (GMT0700), it was trading at 4.2575/4.2595 against the euro.
The central bank published Monday a reference rate of 4.2611 lei to the euro, unnoticeably stronger than the previous reference of 4.2669 units.
On the money market, overnight rates stayed at 2.25%-2.75% a year.