Global Shares Mixed as Investors Watch Fed Moves, Inflation

People walk by a display showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index, seen inside a business building in Tokyo on March 7, 2023. Hiro Komae/AP Photo

TOKYO—Global shares were mixed in muted trading Tuesday as investors tried to digest a slew of economic data and awaited moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

France’s CAC 40 fell 0.1 percent in early trading to 7,363.24. Germany’s DAX added nearly 0.1 percent to 15,659.63. Britain’s FTSE 100 edged up less than 0.1 percent to 7,931.95. U.S. shares were set to drift higher with Dow futures up nearly 0.1 percent at 33,470.00. S&P 500 futures rose 0.1 percent to 4,057.75.