Japanese Stock Futures Drop Before BOJ Member Speech

Japanese and Australian stock futures fell, indicating the Asia-Pacific equities benchmark index will extend its longest losing streak in more than six months, as investors await a speech by a Bank of Japan policy maker.

American Depositary Receipts of National Australia Bank, the country’s largest lender by assets, lost 0.8 percent from the close of trading in Sydney. ADRs of Honda Motor Co. gained 2.6 percent as the yen weakened, indicating shares of the carmaker will rebound from the lowest level in nearly a month.