Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.96% to 3.3881 units.
The local currency opened flat at 4.48 per euro, but further appreciated, hitting an intraday high of 4.408 to the euro.
Market participants said trade volumes grew to their highest level this year. They said investors may place more euro sale orders to keep the RON/euro pair in check, as telecom operators are expected to pay licenses worth around EUR500 million this week.
At around 1:00 pm, the leu traded at 4.421/4.425 to the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.2%-4.7% a year.