EMERGING MARKETS-China stock surge lifts emerging index to new 7-1/2 mth high
April 27, 2015 at 06:09 AM EDT
LONDON, April 27 (Reuters) - Stimulus hopes fuelled a 3 percent Chinese equity surge on Monday, boosting Asian currencies and pushing emerging stocks to 7-1/2-month highs, though Russian markets tumbled, with the rouble down 1.8 percent to the dollar.