NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record high in March, data from the Treasury Department showed on Wednesday, rising for a sixth straight month.

Holdings of U.S. Treasuries increased $8.091 trillion in March, up from a revised $7.971 trillion in the previous month.

Japan's stash of Treasuries also grew to $1.188 trillion, the largest since August 2022, when its holdings were at $1.196 trillion. (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; editing by Diane Craft)