Against the US dollar, the leu’s indicative won 0.8% at 3.5451 units.
The leu opened up at 4.4615/4.462 per euro, from 4.4635/4.465 per euro at Friday close, amid a positive sentiment in the region after EU leaders agreed to lend Spain up to EUR100 billion to support its ailing banking system.
At around 12:30 pm, the leu traded at 4.4595/4.46 per euro.
On the money market, overnight rates were flat at 4.9%-5.4% a year.