Japan Stock Futures Gain as S&P 500 Advances on Economy

Japanese stock futures rose, after U.S. equities advanced for the first time in three days amid an unexpected increase in consumer confidence. The yen was little changed against the dollar.

Futures on the Nikkei 225 Index added 0.5 percent in Chicago. The yen fell less than 0.1 percent to 102.28 per dollar as of 6:53 a.m. in Tokyo. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index added 0.4 percent to 1,865.62. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index climbed 1.3 percent after falling 1.1 percent the previous day, the most in two weeks. Ten-year Treasury yields increased 2 basis points to 2.75 percent. Copper jumped 2 percent on speculation demand will improve as China takes steps to bolster economic growth.