The leu opened at 4.415/4.417 to the euro, from 4.4175/4.4185 to the euro at Friday closing.
It further gained little ground, on extremely low volumes and traded at 4.412/4.4145 to the euro at around 10:00 local time (GMT0700).
Romania’s central bank set Friday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.4154 per euro, from 4.4178 per euro the day before.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 4.75%-5.25% a year.