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Accenture's (ACN.N) optimistic annual sales forecast drove pre-market gains for U.S. software stocks. IBM (IBM.N) rose 5.7%, ServiceNow (NOW.N) gained 3%, Salesforce (CRM.N) increased by 2.5%, and Adobe (ADBE.O) advanced 2.2%.

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