The leu opened at 4.53/4.533 per euro, close to Friday’s closing levels of 4.533/4.5335 per euro.
It later gained slightly, trading at 4.529/4.53 to the euro after 10:00 local time (GMT0800).
Romania’s central bank set Friday the leu’s exchange rate at 4.536 per euro, weaker than 4.5314 per euro a day before.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 5%-6% a year.