FSJG Index™ Weekly Review
by Frank Barbera
September 30, 2005

This week, the Financial Sense Junior Gold Index finished at 171.40, up 4.04 from last week's close of 167.36 for a gain of 2.41%. This closely matched the movement of higher-cap Gold Indices with the XAU gaining 3.2% for the week and the HUI gaining 3.40%.

Within the FSJG Index, the Junior Producer component gained 1.24% to end at 183.76, with the Development Component finishing flat on the week with a gain of .006% to end at 511.93. The star of the week was the Junior Exploration Index, which vaulted 7.89% to close at 71.98, the highest close since March 24, 2005. Volume continued to show up in many smaller junior exploration names, which in my view is an excellent indication that the ongoing rally in gold stocks is broadening to include small names

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