The leu opened at 4.506/4.509 to the euro, slightly higher from 4.509/4.512 per euro at Friday close.
At around 10:30 local time (GMT0830), the national currency traded at 4.508/4.51 against the euro.
Friday, the central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.5097 units, slightly weaker from 4.5069 units a day earlier. Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative weakened to 3.2465, from 3.2298 a day before.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were stable at 0.5%-1% a year.