Friday, the leu’s reference hit an eight-week high of 4.3886 to the euro.
Against the US dollar Monday, the leu’s indicative weakened to 3.3111 units, from 3.3029 units in the previous session.
The leu opened flat at 4.389/4.391 to the euro, but further lost ground, amid low volumes. At around 1:00 pm (GMT1000), the currency traded near 4.4 versus the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates were at 4.3%-4.8% a year, from 4%-4.5% a year Friday.