Nikkei slips, currency-sensitive stocks weigh; Italy vote uncertainty

* 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
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