(Corrects throughout to remove reference to Rolls-Royce
Holdings Plc being a luxury carmaker)
* FTSE 100 up 0.8%, FTSE 250 adds 0.3%
Sept 2 (Reuters) - London-listed shares rose on Wednesday as
investors bet on a faster economic recovery following upbeat
manufacturing data from the world's two biggest economies, while
Rolls-Royce jumped to the top of the FTSE 100.
The FTSE 100 index .FTSE and the mid-cap FTSE 250 index
.FTMC climbed 0.8% and 0.3%, respectively, with mining
.FTNMX1770 , chemicals .FTNMX1350 and aero .FTNMX2710
stocks leading gains.
Britain's top homebuilder, Barratt Developments Plc
BDEV.L , jumped 2.7% even as it scrapped a special dividend
payout and reported a near 30% fall in full-year housing
completions and revenue.