BUZZ-Taylor Wimpey: extends post-results advance as broker hikes target

** Housebuilder extends post-H1 gains as Deutsche Bank hikes PT by 10 pct to 231p, keeps "buy" rating

** Stock up 2.4%, having gained 1.5 pct on Wednesday when it said it would pay investors 300 mln stg in July 2016, 20 pct higher than prior year's special dividend (also posted H1 pretax profit excluding items +33.4 pct)

** "Highlight of the update was the higher-than-expected special dividend for next year," DB says (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)