Sep 13 (Bloomberg)--

Copper gained for the first time in three days, leading an advance in industrial metals, as China’s industrial output increased at a faster pace than expected in August.

The metal for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange rose as much as 1.7 percent to $7,612.50 a metric ton, before trading at $7,605 a ton by 8:05 a.m. in Singapore.