Indian shares rise 0.3 pct in early deals

MUMBAI, July 4 (Reuters) - Indian shares rose 0.3 percent early on Friday, led by ICICI Bank (ICBK.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and Reliance Communications (RLCM.BO: Quote, Profile, Research).

By 9:58 a.m. (0428 GMT), the 30-share BSE index was up 0.27 percent, or 35.98 points, at 13,130.09, after having opened 0.02 percent higher and falling as much as 0.45 percent.

The 50-issue NSE index rose 0.02 percent to 3,927.30. (Reporting by Narayanan Somasundaram)