On September 11, Accenture PLC rose 3.01% in regular trading, trading at $183.3 USD/share, with turnover of $322 million. The rally was primarily driven by the announcement that the company secured a $480.4 million contract from the US Army to deliver the Joint Enterprise Task Management System.

According to public disclosures, the contract calls for Accenture to replace legacy task and correspondence-management systems across the Department of Defense, with work to be performed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and an estimated completion date of February 15, 2032. The significant defense contract adds to a string of recent business wins, including a partnership with MotoGP to modernize its streaming platform and the launch of the Accenture Gemini Enterprise Business Group with Google Cloud to accelerate enterprise-grade generative AI deployment.

Within the IT Consulting & Other Services sector, the broader group traded higher. Among individual stocks, Gartner up 4.53%, IBM up 3.74%, EPAM Systems up 3.13%, Cognizant Technology Solutions up 2.21%, Infosys up 1.56%.

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