European stocks open mixed: Stoxx 50 +0.07%, DAX +0.28%, FTSE 100 -0.17%

The dispersion is the story here: the DAX and CAC 40 are carrying modest gains while the FTSE 100 sits slightly lower, a split that points to diverging drivers beneath a flat regional surface rather than a unified European move. With the Euro Stoxx 50 barely positive, the benchmark reading masks more than it reveals about where the session's conviction actually sits. Whether the continental indices can hold their early edge, or the FTSE's softness spreads, is the open question as the session develops.