Nikkei slips, currency-sensitive stocks weigh; Italy vote uncertainty
February 27, 2013 at 02:47 AM EST
* Automakers, banks weigh on Nikkei * Domestic demand-related stocks up on bargain-hunting By Tomo Uetake TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average dropped for a second straight day on Wednesday as a pause in the yen's weakening after an inconclusive Italian election prompted investors to offload currency-sensitive stocks that have outperformed recently. The Nikkei lost 1.3 percent to 11,253.97 after shedding 2.3 percent on Tuesday on concerns that political deadlock foll