Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost about 0.2% on the day and hit a five-week low of 3.3701 units.
The leu opened down at 4.342/4.343 to the euro, from 4.337/4.339 at Friday close. Euro demand later drove the leu further down to 4.346 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.5%-5% a year, from 4.3%-4.8% a year Friday.