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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Basic and diluted earnings per share  
Basic and diluted earnings per share

8. Basic and diluted earnings per share

The basic and diluted earnings per share are presented below:

Three-month period ended June 30,

Six-month period ended June 30,

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Net income attributable to Vale's stockholders:

Net income

7,586

995

13,132

1,234

Thousands of shares

Weighted average number of shares outstanding - common shares

5,097,908

5,129,911

5,113,959

5,129,254

Basic and diluted earnings per share:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Common share (US$)

 

1.49

0.19

2.57

0.24

The Company does not have potential outstanding shares or other instruments with dilutive effect on the earnings per share computation.