Japan's Nissan Motor Co on Thursday posted a 56% rise in fourth-quarter operating profit to 87.4 billion yen ($647.17 million), missing analysts' estimates slightly.

The result compared to an average estimate of 89.81 billion yen in a poll by 11 analysts by Refinitiv and a 56 billion yen operating profit the same period a year earlier.

($1 = 135.0500 yen) (Reporting by Daniel Leussink; Editing by David Dolan)