U.S. stocks were set to rise on Monday, led by gains in Apple which neared $3 trillion in market capitalization, while investors braced for a Federal Reserve meeting later this week where it will likely signal faster tapering of monetary stimulus. At 9:02 ET, Dow e-minis were up 0.02% at 35,974. S&P 500 e-minis were up 0.18% at 4,719.5, while Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 0.36% at 16,388.25. Compiled by Deborah Sophia in Bengaluru Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.