Dollar, stocks up on upbeat data; oil falls

Crude oil gave up a 2-percent advance and was trading negative, weighed by the strong dollar, as U.S. factory activity accelerated to a two-year high in December amid a surge in measures of new orders and employment. On Wall Street, stocks rose on the upbeat data, with the Nasdaq Composite hitting a record intraday high and both the S&P 500 and Dow industrials not far from their historic highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 25.05 points, or 0.13 percent, to 19,787.65, the S&P 500