FTSE 100 hits three-month high

Vedanta Resources led a strong day for the miners, closing 127 points up, or 5.8%, to 2317. Vodafone leaped on speculation its boss Arun Sarin is on his way out, the mobile telecommunications giant finished on 179.5, a jump of 8.5 points, or 4.97%. High oil prices gave BG Group a boost; it closed the day 40 points higher, or 4.74%, to 883. Northern Rock corrected somewhat today after the amazing gain of yesterday, it finished the session 15.5 points lower, or 5.67%, to 258. Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon also lost considerable ground, falling 4.28% to 290.75 points and 4.02% to 100...