S&P 500 sets record close as energy jumps

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. stock indexes gained on Friday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record high, as energy stocks tracked a rebound in oil prices and U.S. job creation rose.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average <.DJI> rose 55.47 points, or 0.26 percent, to 21,006.94, the S&P 500 <.SPX> gained 9.77 points, or 0.41 percent, to 2,399.29 and the Nasdaq Composite <.IXIC> added 25.42 points, or 0.42 percent, to 6,100.76.

(Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Nick Zieminski)