Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.71% on the day to 3.5195 units.

In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4106/4.4125 against the euro, similar with 4.4124 per euro at Friday close. At around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.4125/4.4155 to the euro.

In the money market, overnight rates were at 2.4%-2.9%, from 2.53%-3.03% a year Friday.