French shares gained on Tuesday, with the benchmark Paris CAC 40 up 0.20 percent, or 10.65 points, to close at 5,277.98 points.

Of the 40 selected large companies, 10 lost in the day.

Publicis GRP tumbled 1.28 percent, the top loser of the blue chips. Renault was down 1.02 percent. Peugeot lost 0.96 percent.

Technipfmc rose 3.15 percent, the top gainer of the day. Saint-Gobain up 2.16 percent. Legrand was up 2.02 percent.