European stocks close lower, STOXX 600 falls 0.58%

The brief intraday turn positive before the close lower points to fragile sentiment rather than a broad risk-off move, with the Eurozone benchmark holding up slightly better than the wider European index. That divergence suggests the selling was not uniform across the region. Whether the late-session fade reflects positioning into the close or a more durable loss of conviction is the open question worth watching in the next session.