U.S. equity fund inflows ease to a six-week low

May 4 (Reuters) - U.S. ‌equity fund ​inflows ​ebbed to a six-week low in the week through April 29 as ‌investors concerned over a surge in crude oil ⁠prices exercised caution ahead of a monetary policy ‌decision by the Federal Reserve.

According ‌to LSEG Lipper data, investors bought just $911 million worth of U.S. equity funds in ​their smallest weekly net purchase since March 18.

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady ⁠last week, but three board members voted to drop the central ​bank's easing bias, adding a layer of uncertainty around the Fed's policy direction.

The ​S&P 500, meanwhile, hit a ‌record high of 7,272.52 last Friday, bolstered by upbeat earnings from several ⁠major U.S. tech companies.

Investors pumped $1.43 billion into technology stocks, extending a run of net purchases into ⁠a fourth successive week. They also offloaded $1.06 billion from healthcare ​funds.

U.S. bond funds saw an uptick in demand as inflows surged to $4.87 billion, from approximately $3.41 billion in the ‌prior week.

U.S. government bond funds, high yield bond funds and short-to-intermediate investment-grade ‌funds attracted $2.73 billion, $1.97 billion and $1.48 billion, respectively.

Money ⁠market funds, meanwhile, faced ‌a third successive ​weekly outflow to the tune of $13.02 billion.

(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra; Editing by Ronojoy ‌Mazumdar)

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