FSJG Index™ Weekly Review
by Frank Barbera
April 22, 2006

Financial Sense Junior Gold Index

It was a positive week for Small Cap Gold stocks as both Gold and Silver moved sharply higher. For the week, the Financial Sense Junior Gold Index (FSJG) ended at 271.66, up +.97 from 270.69 the prior week. On Friday, the FSJG Index ended above its 50-day average at 258.07 and above the 200-day average at 191.62.

Within the sub-indices, the Junior Producer Index ended at 302.49, up from 294.86 the prior week, with the 50-day average at 269.38 and the 200-day average at 209.57. Within the realm of Junior Development stocks, the Junior Development Index closed at 742.50, up 3.46 from 739.04 the prior week, with the 50-day average at 726.11 and the 200-day at 545.87. Exploration stocks were the only losers on the week, where the Junior Exploration Index fell 4.67 points from 128.76 to a close this week at 124.09 for a loss of 3.62%. For the Exploration Index, the 50-day average ended at 126.70 and the 200-day average at 85.30.

*Please note that the individual companies in this index are proprietary and will not be disclosed due to compliance and regulatory issues resulting from the relationship of FinancialSense.com, Puplava Financial Services, Inc., Registered Investment Advisor and Puplava Securities, Inc. Member Firm FINRA/SIPC.