Basic and diluted earnings per share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Basic and diluted earnings per share

Basic and diluted earnings per share

9.  Basic and diluted earnings per share

The basic and diluted earnings per share are presented below:

	Year ended December 31
	2018	2017	2016
Net income (loss) attributable to Vale's stockholders:
Net income from continuing operations	6,952	6,313	5,211
Loss from discontinued operations	(92)	(806)	(1,229)
Net income	6,860	5,507	3,982
Thousands of shares
Weighted average number of shares outstanding  - common shares	5,182,445	5,197,432	5,197,432
Basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations:
Common share (US$)	1.34	1.21	1.00
Basic and diluted loss per share from discontinued operations:
Common share (US$)	(0.02)	(0.16)	(0.23)
Basic and diluted earnings per share:
Common share (US$)	1.32	1.05	0.77

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