The leu opened at 4.5960 per euro, from 4.5925/4.595 per euro at Friday close. It later lost ground and at around 10:10 a.m. traded at 4.5995/4.6030 per euro, hitting an all-time low of 4.603 per euro on the interbank market registered Friday.
On Friday, the leu’s exchange rate was set at 4.5848 to the euro, slightly weaker on the day.
In the money market Monday morning, overnight rates were at 0.5% – 1.2% a year.