Benchmark equity indices hit their record high levels yesterday, with the Sensex hitting the record 64,000 mark and the Nifty scaling the 19,000 peak. A rally in the US and European markets, fresh foreign fund inflows and buying in market heavyweight stocks aided the positive momentum. Extending its previous day's rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 621 points to hit its all-time high of 64,037 during afternoon trade. The NSE Nifty climbed 194 points to reach its lifetime peak of 19,011. In Asian markets, Tokyo and Hong Kong quoted in the green while Seoul and Shanghai were trading lower.