Asian stocks were mostly higher on Friday after U.S. stocks slipped as the market's big rally following Trump's election victory cooled further.
U.S. futures and oil prices were lower.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index was up 0.8 at 38,842.13 as the yen continued dropping against the U.S. dollar, fueling exporters' sales. Nissan Motor Co.'s shares jumped 4.7 during morning trading.
Japan's economy grew at a 0.9 annual pace in the July-September quarter, higher than the 0.5 increase in the previous quarter, even as the Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 0.25 from 0.1 in July. The BOJ said during its October meeting that it plans to continue increasing rates, with a potential target of 1 in the second half of the next fiscal year, which begins in April, if economic activity and prices develop as expected.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong added 0.3 to 19,486.97 and the Shanghai Composite index dropped 0.4 to 3,367.94 after a report from the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday showed the nation's retail sales rose 4.8 year-on-year in October, beating forecasts. But industrial output slowed from the previous month and improvements in the property industry were marginal.
