Equinor shares advanced firmly during the session, propelled by a broad rally across the European energy complex and strengthening underlying commodity fundamentals. The primary catalyst behind the upward momentum was a sharp uptick in European natural gas benchmarks alongside solid gains in Brent crude oil. Heightened geopolitical uncertainty and tightening supply-demand balances in key regional hubs prompted market participants to price in an expanded energy security premium. As Europe’s dominant pipeline gas supplier, Equinor is uniquely leveraged to elevated Dutch Title Transfer Facility pricing, allowing positive price action in benchmark gas contracts to immediately filter through to upward revisions in near-term cash flow…