Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.8% on the day to 3.0025 units.
The leu opened flat at 4.245/4.248 per euro, but further lost ground, hitting an early low of 4.249 per euro. Euro sales later pushed the leu up to a high of 4.238 per euro.
At around 13:00 local time, the leu traded at 4.2415/4.2445 to the euro.
Elsewhere in the region, the Polish zloty was losing 0.6% versus the European common currency, while the Hungary’s forint was down 0.7%.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 4.8%-5.3% a year, from 5.3%-5.8% a year Friday.