The CAC 40 fell about 0.2% to trade at 7,405 on Monday, tracking its regional peers lower, as traders pare bets major central banks and specially the Fed will cut interest rates as soon as March.
Lower oil prices also weighed on the energy sector.
Among single stocks, TotalEnergies (-1.5%) and Legrand (-0.7%) led the losses.
Conversely, Airbus (+1.3%) posted the biggest gains, followed by Pernod Ricard (+1%) and Loreal (+0.3%).