S&P 500 index nears record high after blowout jobs report

By Rodrigo Campos and Marcus E. Howard NEW YORK (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 stock index traded above its record close on Friday as Wall Street rallied after a much-larger-than-expected print in jobs growth confirmed the U.S. economy has regained speed after a first-quarter lull. The S&P traded less than four points away from the all-time intraday high of 2,134.72 reached in May 2015. After a dismal payrolls report for May that raised concerns about the health of the economy, employ