Accenture Stock News

AMSTERDAM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accenture acquired Zestgroup, a services firm specializing in energy transitions, net carbon-zero projects and procurement of renewables.

Accenture on Thursday reported robust first-quarter numbers of the financial year 2022, in this regard, the company witnessed a growth of 27 per cent to $15 billion in both US dollars and local currency, it said in an official statement during the mentioned quarter.

Accenture's (ACN) first-quarter fiscal 2022 earnings benefit from higher revenues and lower share count.

Futures pointed to a higher opening for Canada''s main stock index on Thursday, aided by gains in both crude and gold prices, while an upbeat economic outlook from the U.S. Federal Reserve boosted sentiment. The S&P/TSX Composite surged 120.59 points to close the midweek session to 20,769.16. Futures were up 0.6% Thursday. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and National Bank said Wednesday they have asked staff in Canada to work remotely, joining Bank of Nova Scotia in halting plans for a return to offices amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant. CIBC raised the rating on Cineplex to outperform from neutral. Canaccord Genuity cuts the rating on Freshlocal Solutions to hold from buy. CIBC cut the rating on Manulife Financial to underperform from neutral. On the economic beat, Statistics Canada reported wholesale sales grew 1.4% in October to the highest level on record, 11.4% higher than in February 2020. Ontario sales and the motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and accessories sub-sector drove the increase.

U.S. stock futures rose sharply in early Thursday trading after the Federal Reserve signaled it would be aggressive on tapering and sees three interest rate hikes in 2022. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrials jumped 210 points, or 0.6%, to 36,026. Futures for the S&P 500 grew 27.75 points, or 0.6%, to 4,728.25. Futures for the NASDAQ hiked 80.25 points, or 0.5%, to 16,366.50. Shares of companies that have done well in previous rate-hiking cycles led pre-market gainers. Materials stocks FMC Corp. and Freeport-McMoRan both rose more than 3% ahead of the opening bell. Bank stocks also rose across the board, with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Bank of America all up about 0.6%. In transportation news, Delta Air Lines reported that it now expects to see a profit of $200 million in the fourth quarter, after previously projecting a loss. Shares rose 2.2% on the news. Health-care stocks UnitedHealth gained 3.1%, and Amgen rose 2.6%. Adobe and Accenture are scheduled to report quarterly earnings before the opening bell.

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Accenture PLC (NYSE: ACN) reported first-quarter FY22 revenue growth of 27% year-on-year to $14.97 billion, beating the consensus of $12.6 billion.  New bookings increased 30% Y/Y to $16.8 billion

The stock price of Accenture Plc (NYSE: ACN) increased by over 9% pre-market today. This is why it happened.

Accenture Plc shares ACN, +1.51% jumped 6.6% in premarket trade Thursday, after the consulting firm beat estimates for its fiscal first quarter and raised guidance. The company posted net income of $1

(Reuters) -IT consulting firm Accenture Plc forecast better-than-expected second-quarter revenue on Thursday after its first-quarter top-line expanded by 27%, riding a digital transformation wave with