New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- The robust inflows into gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued for the third month in October, taking the average assets under management past the Rs.1 lakh crore mark.

Net inflows into gold ETFs accelerated from Rs.2,189.51 crore in August, followed by a record buying of Rs.8,363.13 crore in September, and stayed elevated at Rs.7,743 in October as the corpus crossed the Rs.1 lakh crore mark, as per Amfi data.

In the past two months, net inflows into gold ETFs have surged, reflecting renewed investor interest in the yellow metal. At the same time, allocations to multi-asset funds-which typically maintain some exposure to gold-have also seen sustained inflows exceeding Rs.5,000 crore, compared to around Rs.2,00...