08:05 AM EDT, 08/27/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked modestly higher midday Wednesday as traders awaited an after-bell earnings report from US chip and AI giant Nvidia (NVDA), and looked for values after the Tuesday bear moves that followed reports of a possible unseating of French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou's government next month.

Oil and tech stocks led gainers, while bank issues lagged.

Investors also eyed muted Wall Street futures, and uneven closes overnight on Asian exchanges.

In economic news, Germany's Consumer Climate Indicator is projected to decline to a negative 23.6 reading for September from a negative 21.7 August, marking the weakest print since April, reported market-research institute GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions.

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

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was up 0.3%, but the Stoxx 600 Banks Index lost 1.3%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index was up 0.3%, but the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index fell 0.2%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 0.1%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was steady.

On the national market indexes, the CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.5%, Germany's DAX was down 0.1%, and the FTSE 100 in London was flat. Spain's IBEX 35 eased 0.3%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were lower, near 2.71%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude oil futures were up 0.1% at $66.64 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 0.6% to 17.89, 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.