Foreign cenbanks' US debt holdings up in week -Fed

NEW YORK, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of both U.S. Treasuries and agency debt holdings at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.

The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose by $18.917 billion to total $2.917 trillion in the week ended Nov. 4.

Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed rose $18.159 billion to total $2.156 trillion.

Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae (FNM.P) and Freddie Mac (FRE.P) rose by $758 million to $761.27 billion in the latest week.

Overseas central banks, particularly in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. China recently overtook Japan as the biggest such buyer.

The full Fed report can be found on: here (Reporting by Ellen Freilich; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)