Japanese Stocks Advance Most in Two Weeks as Commodities Rise

Japanese stocks rose, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average gaining the most in two weeks, as commodity producers climbed and machinery makers advanced after a report China’s manufacturing may expand.

Mitsubishi Corp., Japan’s biggest trading company by market value, rose 3.3 percent as oil and metal prices increased before of meeting of European leaders on the region’s debt crisis. Komatsu Ltd. a maker of construction equipment that has benefited from China’s building boom, jumped 4.2 percent. Tiremaker Bridgestone Corp. rose 4.1 percent after saying it’s planning a record investment to meet demand in emerging markets.