European Stocks Open Broadly Higher; DAX Up 0.64%, CAC 40 Up 1.01%

The dispersion at the open is the notable detail: France's CAC 40 leading at roughly 1% while the FTSE 100 lags near 0.3% suggests the bid is not uniform across the region, pointing to country- or index-specific drivers rather than a single broad European catalyst. With only opening prints available, there is no volume, sector or catalyst information to attribute the move. Whether the CAC's outperformance holds through the session, or fades as the open's imbalance effects wash out, is the open question.