Japanese stocks are higher in early trade, thanks to a weaker yen and signs of U.S. economic strength. Auto and financial stocks are leading the gains.
Honda Motor is up 2.6%, and Nomura Holdings is 2.0% higher. USD/JPY is at 156.89, compared with 156.57 as of Thursday's Tokyo stock market close.
Investors will be closely watching continued diplomatic tensions between China and Japan, as well as U.S. jobs data due later in the day.
The Nikkei Stock Average is up 0.7% at 51491.91.

Sumber : Dow Jones Newswires