The leu opened at 4.34/4.343 per euro, from 4.3425/4.345 per euro at Friday’s closing.
At around 10:20 hours (GMT0820), the leu traded at 4.3365/4.3395 to the euro.
The central bank set the leu’s reference at 4.3397 to the euro Friday, the strongest rate in the past five weeks.
On the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 5.7%-6.2% a year.