Futures suggested little change for Japanese equities at the open. Nikkei futures traded in Chicago were up 0.10 percent at 19,490 while Osaka futures were off 0.05 percent at 19,460. The Nikkei 225 last closed at 19,470.41.
Meanwhile, Australian SPI futures were down 0.77 percent at 5,703 compared to the benchmark index's Friday close of 5,747.112.
On the energy front, oil prices rose more than 3 percent on Friday on weakness in the dollar and a drop in U.S. oil rigs. Global benchmark Brent crude futures rose 3.3 percent to trade at $52.72 a barrel and U.S. crude climbed 3 percent to $48.51 a barrel.
On Wall Street, stocks closed above session lows on Friday after news of Bannon's departure. The Dow Jones industrial average declined 0.35 percent, or 76.22 points, to close at 21,674.51, the S&P 500 slipped 0.18 percent, or 4.46 points, to end at 2,425.55 and the Nasdaq shed 0.09 percent, or 5.39 points, to close at 6,216.53.
Source: Bloomberg Pro Terminal
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