World shares were mixed on Tuesday as investors awaited key central bank meetings and reacted to Germany's report of a contraction in its economy in the last quarter. The Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan are all set to hold monetary policy meetings this week.
According to official figures released by the European Union statistics agency Eurostat, the gross domestic product in the 20 eurozone countries rose by 0.3% in the second quarter. However, Germany, the largest economy in the eurozone, experienced a 0.1% decline in output.
