The leu ended the day at 4.445/4.4485 to the euro, almost similar to Friday closing levels of 4.446/4.4475 to the euro.
Romania’s currency opened slightly weaker, at 4.4505/4.454 per euro, but it soon slid below 4.45 units where it stayed for most of the session.
The central bank set, however, a 0.2% weaker exchange rate at 4.4485 per euro, from 4.4403 per euro on Friday.
On the money market, overnight rates stayed at around 4.5%-5% a year.