Mumbai, Sept. 16 -- COMEX Copper futures are paring previous day gains in early Asia on Tuesday following a 1.5% rise yesterday. Equities stayed supported alongside weakness in greenback although damp economic cues capped upside. China's industrial production rose 5.2% year-on-year in August, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday. This marked moderation from 5.7% rise seen in July. Copper is quoting at $4.68 per pound at the time of writing, down over half a percent on the day. Meanwhile, the Nasdaq jumped 207.65 points or 0.9 percent to 22,348.75 and the S&P 500 climbed 30.99 points or 0.5 percent to 6,615.28. The narrower Dow posted a more modest gain, inching up 49.23 points or 0.1 percent to 45,883.45. The strengt...