07:46 AM EDT, 10/13/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Tuesday as traders weighed incoming corporate earnings, softer bond yields and crude prices.

Food and property stocks led gains on continental trading floors, while tech shares lagged.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.3% mid-session.

Givaudan shares were up 8.5% midday after the company reported Q3 sales that surpassed analyst expectations.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were lower, near 3.44%, while Brent crude-oil futures were down 1.8% at $104.73 a barrel, in midday activity.

Investors also eyed mixed Wall Street futures amid choppy closes overnight on Asian exchanges.

Seoul's KOSPI index lost 5.5% overnight as shares of chipmakers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics fell following media reports that China-based chipmaker CXMT may produce competitive memory chips by the end of 2026, possibly undercutting semiconductor manufacturers outside China.

In the European sectors, the Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was down 1.1%, while the Stoxx 600 Banks Index gained 0.4% midday.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index gained 0.1%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index edged 1.5% higher.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 1.2%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was up 0.3%, and the FTSE 100 in London gained 0.7%. The CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.1%, and Spain's IBEX 35 was flat.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 2.1% at 18.15, indicating below-average volatility for European stock markets in the next 30 days, a positive signal. A reading above 20 indicates choppier markets ahead, while below 20 suggests calmer exchanges.

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