Bwin.party Digital Entertainment rose strongly after Numis Securities reiterated its 'buy' rating on the stock. Oil services company Wood Group jumped after it reported a 14% increase in pre-tax profits to $412.8m for the year to December 31st 2013. Revenues rose 3% to $7.1bn, while profits before interest, tax and amortisation (EBITA) jumped 16% to $533m. The US-based company said it would increase its dividend by 29% to 22 cents a share. Investec kept a 'buy' recommendation on the stock. The Paragon Group of Companies climbed after revealing it has launched a banking subsidiary after receiving authorisation from the Prudential Regulation Authority. Paragon Bank has been provided with an initial capital of £12.7m, with additional funds due to be supplied over time to support the growth of the business.Meanwhile, mining stocks were tracking declines seen in a number of metal prices, with gold, silver and platinum all registering losses. Copper was a notable exception. Polymetal International, African Barrick Gold, Kazakhmys, Ferrexpo, Kenmare Resources, Vedanta Resources and Afren were all lower. Millennium & Copthorne Hotels was dragged lower by heavy declines from sector peer InterContinental Hotels on the top tier. Student accommodation developer UNITE Group was also lower. It this morning announced it had acquired a 1.8 acre site in central Edinburgh, close to the university. Ophir Energy fell despite reporting it had started drilling the Padouck Deep-1 well on the Ntsina block, offshore Gabon on the west coast of Central Africa. FTSE 250 - RisersBwin.party Digital Entertainment (BPTY) 119.00p +5.31%Wood Group (John) (WG.) 706.00p +4.36%Paragon Group Of Companies (PAG) 380.60p +3.59%Bank of Georgia Holdings (BGEO) 2,339.00p +3.13%Homeserve (HSV) 339.60p +2.91%Fidessa Group (FDSA) 2,377.00p +2.90%Imagination Technologies Group (IMG) 186.00p +2.59%Daejan Holdings (DJAN) 4,991.00p +2.36%WH Smith (SMWH) 1,097.00p +2.05%Pace (PIC) 417.00p +2.01%FTSE 250 - FallersPolymetal International (POLY) 661.50p -3.29%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 231.00p -2.78%African Barrick Gold (ABG) 269.40p -2.57%Kenmare Resources (KMR) 16.38p -1.92%Cairn Energy (CNE) 190.90p -1.90%Millennium & Copthorne Hotels (MLC) 572.00p -1.80%Afren (AFR) 148.80p -1.72%Unite Group (UTG) 432.80p -1.66%Vedanta Resources (VED) 921.00p -1.66%Ferrexpo (FXPO) 168.80p -1.63%NR