Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.8% on the day to 3.2955 units.

The leu opened down at 4.351/4.353 per euro, from 4.3475/4.35 per euro at Friday’s closing, and traded in narrow ranges for the first half of the day.

On the money market, overnight rates dipped to 5.5%-6% a year, from 5.6%-6.1% a year Monday.