Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative shed 1.15% on the day to 3.3556 units.
The leu opened at 4.358 per euro, from 4.359/4.36 per euro at Friday close. It further depreciated, and hit an early low of 4.3695 to the euro before returning toward 4.365 to the euro around noon.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.7%-5.2% a year, from 4.6%-5.1% a year Friday.