* Rand at 13.9100 versus the greenback by 0657 GMT, a 0.36% rise from Friday's close.

* Stocks opened higher, with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange's all-share index up 0.29% to 57,441 points at 0801 GMT.

* Government bonds also strengthened, with the yield on benchmark 2026 instrument falling by 2.5 basis points to 8.035% by 0659 GMT.