06:38 AM EST, 11/12/2026 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Thursday as traders weighed easing crude prices, a generally good earnings season, and peace negotiations underway regarding Ukraine.

Property and food stocks led gains on continental trading floors, while tech shares lagged.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.4% mid-session.

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

Brent crude-oil futures were down 1% to $91.88 a barrel, in midday trades.

In economic news, the European Central Bank's latest bulletin, covering the bank's Oct. 29 meeting, reported the continent's energy "prices have continued to rise, posing upside risks to the inflation outlook and downside risks to the growth outlook."

However, core inflation and wages remained relatively steady, noted the ECB.

In the sectors, the Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was down 0.8%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index gained 0.1%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index rose 0.1%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index inclined 0.6%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 0.6%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was up 0.9%, and the FTSE 100 in London gained 0.4%. The CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.7%, and Spain's IBEX 35 lifted 0.1%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were lower, near 3.30%.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 0.6% at 17.10, 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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