The leu opened at 4.5060, slightly down from 4.5/4.5015 per euro at Friday close, and further depreciated in the first hours of the session.
At 10:15 a.m. (GMT0815), the leu traded at 4.5155/4.518 against the euro.
The central bank Friday set the reference rate at 4.4995 units, from 4.5034 units the day before.
Against the US dollar, the leu’s exchange rate gained 1.1% to 3.2618 units, from 3.2997 units on Thursday.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates rose to 2.5% – 3% a year, from 2.2% – 2.7% a year a day before.