Accenture rallies more than 20% after earnings beat, heads for best day ever

Shares of Accenture surged Thursday after the company's fiscal fourth-quarter results beat estimates.

On Thursday, the ADRs of Infosys and Wipro surged in US pre-market trading following Accenture's forecast of full-year revenue growth exceeding market expectations. The Indian IT firms saw gains of around 8% for Infosys ADRs and 3% for Wipro ADRs. Accenture's shares also rose more than 7% as the consulting giant predicted annual revenue growth of 3-6%, surpassing analyst estimates.

The optimistic outlook from Accenture is believed to indicate resilience in global demand for technology services, benefiting Indian IT exporters like Infosys, Wipro, TCS, HCLTech, and Tech Mahindra, who rely heavily on US and European client spending.

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