The leu opened at 4.4500/4.4530 per euro, weaker from 4.4495/4.4515 euro at Friday close, and later fell to 4.4565 units per euro.
At about 10:00 local time (GMT0700), the national currency was trading at 4.4555/4.4580 against the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4508 per euro Friday, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% at 3.2781 units.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 2.5%-3% a year.