In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.3935/4.3950 against the euro, from 4.4078 per euro at Friday close. It ranged from a high of 4.392 per euro and a low of 4.4 per euro.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.4109 versus the euro, slightly stronger on the day. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.2% to 3.3208 units.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 1.5%-2%, from 0.49% – 0.99 a year Friday.