The leu opened at 4.4635 to the euro, similar with 4.461/4.463 per euro at Friday close.
At around 10:45 local time (GMT0845), the national currency traded at 4.4605/4.464 against the euro.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference rate at 4.4514 versus the euro, the strongest rate since December 2. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.35% on the day to 3.2419 units.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 2%-2.3%.