Asian stocks rose, with the benchmark regional index heading for its second weekly advance, as Japan’s cabinet approved an economic stimulus package and the country’s industrial production unexpectedly increased.

Nikkei 225 9,446.01 +45.13 +0.48%

S&P/ASX 200 4,506.04 +28.31 +0.63%

Shanghai Composite 1,979.41 +15.92 +0.81%

Nissan Motor Co., which gets 79 percent of its sales outside Japan, gained 0.9 percent as the yen dropped to a seven- month low against the euro.

Rio Tinto Group rose 2.8 percent in Sydney as JPMorgan Chase & Co. said the mining company’s plan to cut costs by $5 billion may boost shareholder returns.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Hitachi Ltd. rose after agreeing to merge thermal-energy businesses.