Japan remained the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys for the fifth straight month in October, with its holdings climbing to $1.168 trillion from $1.146 trillion in September, data from the U.S. Treasury Department showed.

China's holdings came in at $1.102 trillion in October, virtually the same as the previous month.

Net foreign sales of long-term securities totaled $32.5 billion in October, taking into account transactions in both foreign and U.S. securities.

The net international capital outflow of U.S. securities for October was $48.3 billion.