German DAX 30 closes provisionally down 0.09% at 25,296.59

The moves are small enough that the headline number says little on its own; the more telling detail is the Italian bank index underperforming the broader Italian benchmark, a sign that financials rather than the wider market carried the day's weakness. That divergence matters for anyone tracking European equity sensitivity to bank-sector sentiment. Whether that bank-specific softness persists or fades with the broader tape is the open question worth watching.