The leu closed at 4.383/4.3845 to the euro, from 4.377/4.3775 to the euro Friday.
It opened flat on the day, further lost ground, amid a negative sentiment in the region following weak European data and renewed worries regarding the sovereign debt crisis.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3792 per euro, just below the record low of 4.3794 per euro computed in March. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.27% on the day to 3.3307 units.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 1.4%-1.9% a year, fro, 3.3%-3.8% a year Friday.