06:45 AM EST, 11/14/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked lower midday Friday as traders weighed equity indices near zeniths, but a US Federal Reserve evidently mulling a rate-cutting pause at its pending meeting in early December, and a raft of soft economic reports from China.

China retail sales gained a modest 2.9% in October on year, while house prices continued to slip, reported Beijing on Friday.

Tech, bank and property stocks led broad losses on continental trading floors, although oil shares gained after media reports of a Ukrainian strike on Russia oil depots on the Black Sea.

Investors also eyed Wall Street futures flashing red, and lower closes overnight on Asian exchanges.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was off 1.3% mid-session.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was down 2.6%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index lost 2.1%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index rose 1.1%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index lost 0.7%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, fell 2.3%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was down 1.4%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was down 1.3%, and the FTSE 100 in London lost 1.6%. The CAC 40 in Paris was off 1.3%, and Spain's IBEX 35 eased 1.7%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were higher, near 2.70%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were up 2.2% at $64.42 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was up 8.8% at 20.65, indicating modestly above-average volatility for European stock markets in the next 30 days, a negative signal. A reading above 20 indicates choppier markets ahead, while below 20 suggests calmer exchanges.

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