Individual investors in Korea are returning to the gold market after selling for three consecutive months, as prices have rebounded from a steep correction following their record highs. According to the Korea Exchange (KRX) on Tuesday, individuals net bought 133 billion won ($94 million) worth of gold on the KRX Gold Market between Aug. 1 and last Friday. The buying turnaround contrasts sharply with the selling trend that persisted through last month. Retail investors offloaded about 524 billion won worth of gold from May through July, including 125 billion won in May, 348 billion won in June and 51 billion won in July, before reversing course in August. Over the same period, individual investors also stepped up their purchases of gold-related exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Investors are piling back into gold following a swift rally in international prices after a prolonged decline, driven by cooling U.S. inflation data and renewed expectations for Federal Reserve policy easing. Gold futures on the New York Mercantile Exchange hit a record closing high of $5,354.80 per ounce on Jan. 29 bef