Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.6% on the day to 3.4302 units.
The leu opened slightly up at 4.5005/4.503 per euro, from 4.5025/4.5045 to the euro at Friday close. It later gained ground, and at around 1:00 pm traded at 4.4975/4.499 against the euro.
In the money market, overnight rates rose to 4.7%-5.2% a year, from 4.5%-5% a year Friday. The central bank pumped RON8.89 billion (EUR1.9 billion) into the market earlier today via a one-week repurchase agreement operation, at an interest rate of 5.25% a year.