European STOXX 600 closes 0.07% lower at 635.23

The divergence is the story: the broad STOXX 600 barely moved while the eurozone-heavy STOXX 50 fell nearly half a percent, suggesting the drag was concentrated in large euro-area names rather than across European equities generally. That gap matters for anyone reading index-level moves as a single sentiment signal, since the two benchmarks are telling different stories about the same session. Whether the STOXX 50's underperformance persists or the broader index catches down is the open question.