Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- COMEX copper futures are inching higher in early Asian trades on Wednesday as US equities crept up overnight. The red metal is currently quoting at $5.68 per pound, up 0.74% after falling by over 2.5% yesterday. The Dow inched up 32.26 points or 0.1 percent to 49,533.19, the Nasdaq edged up 31.71 points or 0.1 percent to 22,578.38 and the S&P 500 crept up 7.05 points or 0.1 percent to 6,843.22. On the U.S. economic front, the National Association of Home Builders released a report showing homebuilder confidence has unexpectedly seen a modest deterioration in the month of February. The report said the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index edged down to 36 in February after slipping to 37 in January. With the unexpected dip...