Against the US dollar, the leu’s reference gained almost 0.8% to 2.9567 units. The leu rose against the Swiss franc as well, with the exchange rate set at 3.7592 units, from 3.7683 units on Friday.
Romania’s currency opened at 4.268/4.272 to the euro, slightly stronger than 4.272/4.274 to the euro at closing Friday. It later gained ground and touched an early high at 4.26 units, in a quiet market, with very low traded volumes.
At around 13:00 local time (GMT1000), the leu traded at 4.261/4.263 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates fell to 2.25%-2.75% a year, from 4.2%-4.7% a year Friday.