Strong earnings boost European shares, but France lags

By Danilo Masoni and Atul Prakash MILAN/LONDON (Reuters) - European shares rose on Tuesday, helped by some encouraging company results, but French stocks slipped after earnings at BNP Paribas disappointed and election jitters weighed on the country's sovereign bonds. French banks, among the best performers among European financials in 2016, fell after BNP reported results below forecasts, while the country's bond yields spiked on concerns that the far right could win France's presidential vote a