Equinor is trading 4.3% up at $39.92 in pre-market action as escalating Middle East tensions and rising oil prices support major energy producers.
- Crude markets are reacting to reports of Iran resuming attacks and seizing tankers, which has injected significant geopolitical risk back into global energy prices.
- The stock is rebounding from recent weakness, outperforming mixed U.S. equity futures as sentiment firms up across the energy sector.