The leu opened at 4.4475/4.4495 per euro, from 4.44/4.443 per euro at Friday close.
At about 10:00 local time (GMT0800), the national currency traded at 4.4440/4.4460 per euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4382 to the euro Friday, weaker from 4.4306 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 1.15% on the day at 3.2814 units.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 1.25%-1.75% a year.