Asian stocks advanced for the first time in three days as new-home construction in the U.S. jumped more than forecast, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for Japanese growth and the yen weakened.

Nikkei 225 13,382.89 +161.45 +1.22%

Hang Seng 21,746.88 +74.85 +0.35%

S&P/ASX 200 5,004.6 +53.75 +1.09%

Shanghai Composite 2,192.16 -2.69 -0.12%

Toyota Motor Corp., the world’s largest carmaker, advanced 1.8 percent as a weakening yen boosted the earnings outlook for exporters.

Advantest Corp. paced increases in Tokyo among makers of semiconductor equipment after Intel Corp. forecast second- quarter sales that would exceed some analysts’ estimates.