07:52 AM EDT, 09/29/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Monday, after Beijing reported China's August industrial profits were up 20.4% on year, and following Friday's tempered inflation report from Washington.

In addition, traders mulled easing interest rates and oil prices.

Tech and retail shares led gainers, while bank and oil issues lagged.

Investors also watched Wall Street futures flashing green, and higher closes overnight on Asian exchanges, although Tokyo fell back as a firmer yen undercut export issues.

In economic news, the eurozone September Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) rose to 95.5, up from 95.3 in August, reported the European Commission.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.2% mid-session.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was up 0.8%, but the Stoxx 600 Banks Index lost 0.3%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index was off 0.5%, and the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index was flat.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 0.3%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was up 0.4%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was steady, and the FTSE 100 in London gained 0.6%. The CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.1%, and Spain's IBEX 35 eased 0.2%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were lower, near 2.72%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were down 1.8% at $67.99 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was up 0.5% to 16.80, 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.