French shares lost on Tuesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 down 0.34 percent, or 17.41 points, to close at 5,086.56 points.

Of the 40 selected large companies, 23 lost in the day.

French multinational telecommunications corporation Orange SA was down 2.00 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. French international Banking group BNP PARIBAS lost 1.88 percent. Another French banking group CREDIT AGRICOLE lost 1.75 percent.

UK-based company TechnipFMC rose 1.59 percent, the top gainer of the day. French multinational hotel group ACCOR was up 1.41 percent. French tire manufacturer MICHELIN (CGDE) gained 0.95 percent.