STOXX 600 closes up 0.50% at 649.99

The breadth of the move — all three major European benchmarks closing higher, with the eurozone blue-chip index outpacing the wider regional gauge — points to large-cap leadership rather than a uniform risk-on bid. That gap is the detail worth noting: index-level gains can mask uneven participation beneath the surface. Whether the eurozone STOXX 50's outperformance relative to the STOXX 600 persists, or proves a single-session quirk, is the open question for gauging conviction behind the move.