07:47 AM EDT, 10/31/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately lower midday Friday as traders weighed the Thursday rate pause by the European Central Bank and digested recent earnings-season reports.

Oil and tech stocks led broad declines on continental trading floors.

Scor SE shares were down 7.1% midday after the Paris-based global re-insurance company reported it swung to Q3 earnings, but analysts noted that an unusual lack of natural disasters boosted black ink.

Investors also eyed Wall Street futures flashing green, but mixed closes overnight on Asian exchanges.

In economic news, the euro area annual inflation rate is expected to log at 2.1% in October, down from 2.2% in September, Eurostat reported.

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

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was down 0.9%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index lost 0.2%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index eased 0.9%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index lost 0.2%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, declined 0.4%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was down 0.6%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was down 0.4%, and the FTSE 100 in London lost 0.4%. The CAC 40 in Paris was off 0.3%, and Spain's IBEX 35 eased 0.1%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were higher, near 2.65%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were down 0.5% at $64.08 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was 1.3% lower at 16.69, 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.