Central Bank, Wall Street Cues Lift European Bourses Midday

06:59 AM EST, 12/15/2025 (MT Newswires) -- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Monday as traders weighed Wall Street cues and awaited European Central Bank and Bank of England policy decisions slated for Thursday.

Property, bank, food and oil stocks led broad gains on continental trading floors.

Investors also eyed Wall Street futures flashing green, but lower closes overnight on Asian exchanges after a raft of economic releases from Beijing pointed to an economy struggling with soft consumer and property sectors.

In economic news, seasonally adjusted industrial production in October increased by 0.8% from September in the euro area, and by 0.3% in the broader European Union, reported Eurostat. On year in October, production rose by 2% in the euro area, and by 1.9% in the EU.

The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.8% mid-session.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was up 0.5%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index gained 1.3%.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index rose 1.1%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index inclined 1%.

The REITE, a European REIT index, rose 0.9%, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Retail Index was up 0.3%.

On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was up 0.5%, and the FTSE 100 in London gained 0.9%. The CAC 40 in Paris was up 1.1%, and Spain's IBEX 35 lifted 1%.

Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were steady, near 2.84%.

Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were down 0.2% at $61.02 a barrel.

The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 4.9% at 14.90, 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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