Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% on the day to 3.3408 units.

The leu opened slightly up at 4.45 per euro, from 4.455/4.457 per euro at Friday close and further appreciated, hitting an early high of 4.4425 to the euro.

However, it later lost ground and at around 1:00 pm (GMT1000) traded near 4.46 versus the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 2%-2.5% a year.