U.S. stocks gain led by Apple Inc

Wall Street shares increased earlier on Monday trading session pushing the benchmark stock index Standard & Poor's 500 higher extending its last week's increase as Apple Inc. rose by 1.2% leading gains after the company held talks with cable operator Comcast Corp. The S&P 500 Index added 0.3% to 1,861.9 by 7:45 a.m. New York time and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 0.2% to 16,253.