-- European bourses tracked moderately higher midday Tuesday as oil prices eased and as the continental earnings season continued to pour in.
Tech and energy stocks led gains on continental trading floors.
UniCredit shares rose 5.6% mid-session after the company reported strong Q1 profits.
Front-month North Sea Brent crude-oil futures were down 1% at $113.28 a barrel.
Investors also eyed Wall Street futures in the green amid mixed closes overnight on Asian exchanges.
In economic news, the European Union and Japan agreed to expand cooperation across data, digital identity, AI, quantum, infrastructure, standardization, and online platform issues, the EU-Japan Digital Partnership Council reported.
The pan-continental Stoxx Europe 600 Index was up 0.5% mid-session.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Technology Index was up 1.6%, and the Stoxx 600 Banks Index gained 0.1%.
The Stoxx Europe 600 Oil and Gas Index rose 0.7%, while the Stoxx 600 Europe Food and Beverage Index edged 0.6% higher.
The REITE, a European REIT index, gained 0.2%.
On the national market indexes, Germany's DAX was up 1.3%, but the FTSE 100 in London lost 1.3%. The CAC 40 in Paris was up 0.6%, and Spain's IBEX 35 advanced 1.5%.
Yields on benchmark 10-year German bonds were higher, near 3.1%.
The Euro Stoxx 50 volatility index was down 3.3% at 24.08, but still indicating above-average volatility for European stock markets in the next 30 days, a negative signal. A reading above 20 indicates choppier markets ahead, while below 20 suggests calmer exchanges.