The leu opened at 4.4/4.403 to the euro, from 4.406 to the euro at Friday closing.
“The positive sentiment was noticed in the entire region, as the Ukraine situation is calmer now,” a dealer said.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4126 per euro, the weakest of the week.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were stable at around 2%-2.5% a year.