06:43 AM EST, 11/10/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked solidly higher midday Monday as traders digested media reports about a pending end to the US government shutdown, and crowded back into tech shares.

Bank stocks also led broad gains on continental trading floors.

Investors additionally eyed Wall Street futures flashing green, and higher closes overnight on Asian exchanges.

In economic news, the eurozone investor confidence index fell to negative 7.4 in November from negative 5.4 in October, reported behavioral research institute Sentix.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 1.4% mid-session.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was up 2.1%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index gained 2.3%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index rose 1.3%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index inclined gained 1%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 0.4%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was up 1.4%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was up 1.7%, and the FTSE 100 in London gained 1%. The CAC 40 in Paris rose 1.3%, and Spain's IBEX 35 lifted 1.3%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were higher, near 2.67%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were up 0.2% at $63.75 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 13.4% at 18.50, 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.