In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4225/4.424 against the euro, slightly down from 4.4215 per euro at Friday close. It ranged from a high of 4.422 per euro and a low of 4.4235 per euro.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4209 units, up 0.06% on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.11% on the day to 3.4967 units.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 1.6%-2%, from 1.69% -2.19 a year Friday.