By | December 30 2009 5:27 PM

Dollar extends rebound in early US session after release of stronger than expected data. Chicago PMI rose from 56.1 to 60 in December comparing to expectation of a drop to 55.1. US stocks open nearly flat, providing little guidance to the markets while crude oil continue to hove around 78/79 aread. Gold's dip to 1086, though, provides some support to the greenback. Other data released today saw Eurozone M3 money supply unexpectedly fell -0.2% yoy in November. Swiss KOF leading indicator rose less than expected to 1.68 in December. Japanese Manufacturing PMI rose to 53.8 in December.