Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative lost 0.27% on the day to 3.4607 units.

In the first trading hour, the national currency traded at 4.4145/4.417 against the euro, slightly up from 4.419 per euro at Friday close. At around 1:00 pm, it traded at 4.4177 to the euro.

In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 0.78%-1.28%, from 1.32%-1.82% a year Friday.