India, Feb. 18 -- French stocks are turning in a mixed performance in lackluster trade Tuesday morning as investors continue to follow the developments on the geopolitical front, and react to quarterly earnings updates.

The market is also digesting the data showing a bigger than estimated increase in the nation's consumer price inflation in the month of January. The INSEE report said consumer price inflation rose to the highest level in five months amid higher costs for energy and services.

The benchmark CAC 40 was down 2.41 points or 0.03% at 8,186.72 a few minutes ago.

Capgemini is plunging more than 9% after reporting a 2% drop in its annual constant currency rates. Edenred is down nearly 7% after the voucher company missed organic gr...