SINGAPORE: Asian stocks opened higher and oil prices were choppy on Monday as investors looked past U.S. military action over the weekend in Venezuela to prepare for a packed week of economic data ‌releases in the first full trading week of the year.

MSCI's ⁠broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was last up 0.3%, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were last 0.1% higher.