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Outsourcing boosts Accenture, allays Europe concerns
Friday, June 29th, 2012 at 11:47am

(Reuters) - Robust outsourcing revenue helped Accenture Plc <ACN.N> beat Wall Street expectations for the ninth straight quarter, but the company lowered its full-year profit outlook because of a strong dollar.

Investors shrugged off the company's comments that some clients in Europe were cutting or deferring investments in consulting projects, pushing Accenture's shares up 4 percent after the bell.

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