Japan Stock Futures Rise on China Comments

Japanese and Australian stock futures rose as global share markets rebounded from the worst week since September after China pledged to bolster economic growth while German and French officials said they will work to keep Greece in the euro.

American depositary receipts of Komatsu Ltd., a Japanese construction machinery maker that gets 14 percent of its sales from China, rose 1.5 percent from the closing share price in Tokyo. Those of Sony Corp., an electronics maker that depends on Europe for a fifth of its revenue, climbed 1.1 percent. ADRs of BHP Billiton Ltd., Australia’s top oil producer and the world’s No. 1 mining company by market value, gained 1.3 percent after oil and metal prices increased.