Indian shares turn negative after opening higher

MUMBAI, July 18 (Reuters) - Indian shares turned negative on Friday, with the fall led by technology stocks after Wipro (WIPR.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and Satyam Computer Services (SATY.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) remained cautious about prospects in the near term.

At 10:45 a.m (0515 GMT), the main BSE share index was up 0.3 percent at 13,153.44 after falling as much as 0.14 percent on the day. The index had earlier risen as much as 1.2 percent.

The 50-issue NSE index was 0.04 percent lower at 3,945.65. (Reporting by Narayanan Somasundaram)